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What's New
Last Modified: May 28, 2009

Never Say Boo!, illustrated by Deb Lucke - September 2009 from Holiday House. "'EEEEEEEEK!' It's Gordon. It isn't easy being teh only ghost in all of Booniesville Elementary School. Poor Gordon looks a fright, and even his lunch box is haunted. Students and teachers alike are petrified of him. The last thing Gordon should do is say 'boo.' Will anyone be brave enough to make friends with ghastly Gordon?"

Teacher guide and author comments for Silent Letters Loud & Clear

Lynn Rowe Reed sent AMAZING punctuation coloring sheet additions for Fun Stuff. Can't wait to check them out? Go there now!!!!

"Such Foolishness!" SPIDER magazine, April 2009, about family love and celebration, especially in difficult economic times.

Also in SPIDER (July/August 2008): "Gran Fran's Garter" grandmother and granddaughter discover and deepen their connections with each other and with nature.

For summer and fall:

	Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day
	Punctuation Takes a Vacation SLJ Best Book of the Year
	Axle Annie and the Speed Grump "a surefire hit!"

Coming Attractions

Thank You, Miss Doover - Spring 2010 from Holiday House. Illustrated by Stephanie Roth. This story involves a thank you note, the revision process, a boy named Jake, and a very busy puppy.

Christmas Kitten Home At Last - Fall 2010 from Albert Whitman & Co. The sequel to Christmas for a Kitten will come sooner than we think!

Saturday is Dadurday, - date and illustrator TBA from a new-to-me publisher: Walker. Maybe you can guess from the title what this is about?

School Visits

2009:
March 5: Pembroke Primary School, Pembroke, NY
March 23: Lima Christian School, Lima, NY
March 25: Early Childhood Education Center, Victor, NY
March 30: School #57, Rochester, NY
April 2: Ivan Green Primary School, Irondequoit, NY
April 7: Ontario Primary School, Ontario, NY
April 30: Fassett Elementary School, Elmira, NY
May 14: Nazareth Hall Elementary School, Rochester, NY
May 28: Fairbanks Road Elementary School, Churchville, NY

2010:
April 16: Lewiston-Porter Primary Education Center, Youngstown, NY

Author Appearances, Talks, and Signings

November 7, 2009 : Rochester Children's Book Festival at the Brighton Campus of Monroe Community College. 40+ authors and illustrators will be on hand to speak about and sign their books. A family can spend the whole day here, enjoying activities such as literacy-related arts and crafts, author readings, meeting animals from the Rochester Zoo, lunch at the on-site food court. Plentiful, free parking and free admission.