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Book Blitz! THANK YOU, GARDEN by Liz Garton Scanlon
Today I’m joining Lone Star Book Blog Tours to help spread our love for the delightful children’s picture book THANK YOU, GARDEN, written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Simone Shin. Read on to learn more about this sweet book and enter the giveaway for a chance to win one of three copies of the book! THANK YOU, GARDEN By LIZ GARTON SCANLONIllustrated by Simone ShinChildren’s Picture Book / Poetry / Environment / Ages 3-7Publisher: Beach Lane Books / Simon & SchusterDate of Publication: March 3, 2020Number of Pages: 32 A community garden unites neighbors in this celebration of all the things that grow there, from flowers and fruits to…
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She is my Poet, He is my Writer.
Complain as I may about over-reliance on testing and “no child left behind” and Common Core and what have you, my children have been blessed – blessed I tell you – with phenomenal teachers and headmistress/principal that put heavy emphasis on the act of writing. At a very young age both my children were encouraged to write, write, write, punctuation and spelling be damned, the focus should be with getting them comfortable with getting the words on paper (as punctuation, grammar and spelling will come in time.) I have always loved to write, but it was never a skill I was pushed to develop in the manner they have. The encouragement…
