2 Dec
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)
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30 Nov
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.
17 Nov
Market Day!
by Victoria Roberts (Author) and Tomislav Zlatic (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Four 12-page board books in a carrying case that folds out for a pop-up market for the punch-out characters from each book. Learn about colors, shapes, opposites and numbers. Here is a taste of Miss Dog’s Shapes…
Snippet:
Hooray! Hooray! It’s Market Day!
And here’s the baker’s stall.
Miss Dog sells treats, all different shapes.
We want to try them all!
My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
27 Oct
You Are My Sunshine
by Jimmie Davis (Author) and Caroline Church (Illustrator)
Booktalk: The classic song in a cute board book.
Snippet:
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
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19 Oct
Chicken, Pig, Cow Horse Around
by Ruth Ohi (Author, Illustrator)
Booktalk: It was always Chicken, Pig and Cow. Then it wasn’t. There was also Horse.
Snippet:
“Where’s Horse?” asked Pig.
“Who cares?” asked Chicken.
BONUS! Watch the video!
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
7 Oct
Traffic Pups
by Michelle Meadows (Author) and Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Toy pups on motorcycles keep everyone safe!
Snippet:
Rip and rumble
down the street.
Silver badges–
on the beat.
This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Great Kid Books
It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
This week’s STEM Friday Round-up is hosted by Celebrate Science
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
6 Oct
I Go Potty!
by Scholastic Inc. (Corporate Author) and Emily Bolam (Illustrator)
Booktalk: A board book to help with that important task…
Snippet:
When I go potty,
Bear goes too.
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
4 Oct
The Little Red Pen
by Susan Stevens Crummel (Author) and Janet Stevens (Author, Illustrator)
Booktalk: An fun comic book style retelling of the Little Red Hen, as a Little Red Pen. She’s not baking a cake, she’s correcting homework… and the deadbeats are the other office supplies in the teacher’s desk.
Snippet: Where are my helpers?
Stapler, Scissors, Pencil
Eraser, Pushpin, Highlighter!
Are you hiding in the drawer?
Get up here now! Let’s get to work.
BONUS! See the video!
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
18 Aug
Dear Dragon’s Colors 1,2,3
by Margaret Hillert (Author) and David Schimmell (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Play with cars and learn colors and numbers in this simple easy reader.
Snippet:
Play with me.
Come play with me.
I like to play with cars.
My NEW book is here! Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
26 Jul
Sneak-a-Peek-a-boo! Where’s My Bear?
by Jane Horne (Author)
Booktalk: Can you find the bear in this board book with die-cut “peek-a-boo” holes? Sneak-a-peek and see!
Snippet:
Let’s find my bear,
Where can he be?
Is he behind the boat?
Let’s sneak-a-peek
and see!
My NEW book is here! Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
Anastasia Suen is the author of 160 books for children and adults, a literacy blogger, a children's literature consultant for several publishers, a former K,1,5, & 6 teacher who visits schools to teach the six traits of writing, and a former Staff Development for Educators, UNT and SMU instructor who teaches writing workshops online for adults who write for children.
