Blog Countdown #6…

Road Work Ahead

Due to technical difficulties (see below) this blog has moved to Booktalking. Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Q. Why are you moving your blog during the busy holidays?
A. Two reasons:
1. I’m being innundated by foreign language spam.
2. The Feedburner subscription service has locked me out.

This means that while others have found me (in a BIG way!) I can no longer find you. I can’t access my subscriber lists. I’ve had the same login since 2006, but Feedburner was sold to Google and now my passwords no longer work!

I have to START OVER.

1. I will consolidate ALL 8 blogs into 1 at Booktalking.
2. I will count down this week and next (from 10-1)…and then close this blog.

Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Thanks!
Anastasia

Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Blog Countdown #7…

Road Work Ahead

Due to technical difficulties (see below) this blog has moved to Booktalking. Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Q. Why are you moving your blog during the busy holidays?
A. Two reasons:
1. I’m being innundated by foreign language spam.
2. The Feedburner subscription service has locked me out.

This means that while others have found me (in a BIG way!) I can no longer find you. I can’t access my subscriber lists. I’ve had the same login since 2006, but Feedburner was sold to Google and now my passwords no longer work!

I have to START OVER.

1. I will consolidate ALL 8 blogs into 1 at Booktalking.
2. I will count down this week and next (from 10-1)…and then close this blog.

Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Thanks!
Anastasia

Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Blog Countdown #8…

Road Work Ahead

Due to technical difficulties (see below) this blog has moved to Booktalking. Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Q. Why are you moving your blog during the busy holidays?
A. Two reasons:
1. I’m being innundated by foreign language spam.
2. The Feedburner subscription service has locked me out.

This means that while others have found me (in a BIG way!) I can no longer find you. I can’t access my subscriber lists. I’ve had the same login since 2006, but Feedburner was sold to Google and now my passwords no longer work!

I have to START OVER.

1. I will consolidate ALL 8 blogs into 1 at Booktalking.
2. I will count down this week and next (from 10-1)…and then close this blog.

Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Thanks!
Anastasia

Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Blog Countdown #9…

Road Work Ahead

Due to technical difficulties (see below) this blog has moved to Booktalking. Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Q. Why are you moving your blog during the busy holidays?
A. Two reasons:
1. I’m being innundated by foreign language spam.
2. The Feedburner subscription service has locked me out.

This means that while others have found me (in a BIG way!) I can no longer find you. I can’t access my subscriber lists. I’ve had the same login since 2006, but Feedburner was sold to Google and now my passwords no longer work!

I have to START OVER.

1. I will consolidate ALL 8 blogs into 1 at Booktalking.
2. I will count down this week and next (from 10-1)…and then close this blog.

Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Thanks!
Anastasia

Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Blog Countdown #10…

Road Work Ahead

Due to technical difficulties (see below) this blog has moved to Booktalking. Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Q. Why are you moving your blog during the busy holidays?
A. Two reasons:
1. I’m being innundated by foreign language spam.
2. The Feedburner subscription service has locked me out.

This means that while others have found me (in a BIG way!) I can no longer find you. I can’t access my subscriber lists. I’ve had the same login since 2006, but Feedburner was sold to Google and now my passwords no longer work!

I have to START OVER.

1. I will consolidate ALL 8 blogs into 1 at Booktalking.
2. I will count down this week and next (from 10-1)…and then close this blog.

Please click here and sign up for a daily digest email of the Booktalking blog. It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”

Thanks!
Anastasia

Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Poetry Friday: When I Love You at Christmas

When I Love You at Christmas
by David Bedford (Author) and Tamsin Ainslie (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Christmas time is giving time, baking time and singing time. But best of all, it’s loving time!

Snippet:
When you make your cards
When you spell your words
That’s when I love you

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Carol’s Corner

My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Star Trek Book of Opposites (board book)

Star Trek Book of Opposites
by David Borgenicht (Author)

Booktalk: Explore strange new words! With the help of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and two dozen colorful pictures from across the galaxy, teach your children the meaning of big and little, hot and cold, apart and together, and much more!

Snippet: appear (and then, of course on the facing page…) disappear

My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and Their New Skates (Updated + Paperdolls!)

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and Their New Skates (Updated Edition with Paperdolls)
by Maj Lindman (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: A classic book is back! (The original copyright is 1950, and yes, I read ALL of them as a child. Who knew what those triplets from Sweden would do next?) This updated version has a Christmas story AND paper dolls in the back.

Snippet: Early one Christmas morning in Sweden, Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka opened their eyes. They sat up in bed.

My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Elmer’s Christmas

Elmer’s Christmas
by David McKee (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: It’s Christmas, and the young elephants are very excited for Papa Red’s annual visit! All the presents are ready, but this year Elmer has a special treat in store for the young elephants–if they can keep quiet and out of sight…

Snippet:
“Are we going where Papa Red lives?!” they asked.
“Close by,” said Elmer.
“Have you seen him Elmer?
Elmer smiled. “Yes,” he said.

My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite

Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite
by Anna Harwell Celenza (Author) and Don Tate (Illustrator)

Booktalk: It’s a challenge to transform the Nutcracker Suite’s romantic orchestra into jumpin’ jazz melodies, but that’s exactly what Duke Ellington and his collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, did.

BONUS! CD recording included.

Snippet: “I want to challenge myself…create music that can’t be categorized,” answered Duke. “Got any ideas?”

**Don is one of my former students!**

This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up host is A Curious Thing

My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.