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Book Giveaway for Birthday of the Trees!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Thanks for visiting! The book giveaway winner is Deb from Richmond. The question we asked was:  If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? Thanks to everyone who helped me figure out Rafflecopter.

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Bitty (in art and sculpture)

Posted on January 10, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Bitty, my main character from Canary in the Coal Mine, was lucky enough to have his likeness captured artistically lately, by the kids at Swanson Middle School, where I spoke last month about historical fiction, and by my friend Sarah … Continue reading →

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The Birthday of the Trees!

Posted on January 3, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

It’s almost Tu B’Shevat, which brings us to the age-old question: What should you give a tree for it’s birthday? At least, that’s what Joni tries to figure out in Happy Birthday, Tree! A Tu B’Shevat Story. It’s a fun … Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Every year I make about a thousand resolutions. But nobody makes them better than Woody Guthrie did in 1942, so for the past few years, I’ve tried to make them in his style. This year: Love the world and the … Continue reading →

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Genre Jumper: Sarah Sullivan

Posted on December 9, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I started jumping from picture books to other kid-lit genres due to curiosity, an itchy typing finger, and knowing that what I needed to say would sometimes take more than 500 words. It was not what I’d call a stroke … Continue reading →

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