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Embracing the Child
The Author of the Month site is up! Embracing the Child Read more
11 Jan 2009
we shall overcome?
I'm thinking of changing this blog's name from "Fledgling" to "Thoughts of an Uppity Negress." So there's a lot of Read more
10 Jan 2009
"Deny! Deny! Deny!"
If you've ever read Alice Walker's short story, "Advancing Luna and Ida B. Wells," you know that the narrator has Read more
8 Jan 2009
"Mock" Coretta Scott King Awards
Here's another great kids lit blog to check out, by author/quilter Kyra Hicks: http://blackthreadsinkidslit.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-coretta-scott-king-awards-another.html I'm honored that she thinks BIRD Read more
6 Jan 2009
devotion
There are so many blogs and websites devoted to children's literature--Shadra just brought this one to my attention: http://planetesme.blogspot.com/2008/12/bird-fiction.html I Read more
31 Dec 2008
Happy Holidays!
May the holiday season be filled with love, joy, and gratitude! Read more
24 Dec 2008
Good Reads
Are you a member yet?  It's a great way to connect with other readers and lovers of the written word: Read more
19 Dec 2008
leftovers
If you didn't sign up for the Just One More Book! newsletter, here's the link to listen to more of Read more
18 Dec 2008
ATL
As the plane landed at LaGuardia this afternoon, giant snowflakes started falling from the gray sky...it was lovely, and a Read more
17 Dec 2008
Another honor for BIRD!
Greetings!  BIRD has been named one of Bloomsbury Review's Best of 2008!  Hurray! Read more
11 Dec 2008