May 6, 2007by hatfield13

View from the back porch

My favorite place to write!

1 Reply on “View from the back porch”

jmprince says:

May 6, 2007 at 2:55 pm

um, if that’s the view from your back porch, I hope you have a guest room!
Reminds me of my summers in Michigan. *sigh*

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19 Oct

Be careful out there. It's almost Halloween, and you never know who might jump out of the leaves!

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18 Oct

This kid is my kind of reader! 🎃

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17 Oct

THE NEXT PRESIDENT was featured in this @nytimes piece on election-themed picture books! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/books/childrens-books-elections.html

It was published in 2020, but no worries - @MrAdamRex created an updated piece of art you can tuck inside! (And here's hoping for another exciting update soon!!)

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18 Oct

October #NotesfromtheHornBook: 9 #nonfiction #picturebooks about scientists in action https://www.hbook.com/story/scientists-in-action-2024 @astrakidsbooks @CreativeCoMN @MacKidsBooks @Candlewick @KnopfBFYR @randomhousekids @ChronicleKids @LittleBrownYR @LernerBooks

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18 Oct

"Cartledge said she had never voted before because her husband did not think she should. He died last year.

This year, Cartledge voted."

Love this story. It's never too late to claim your own voice in our democracy.

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