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Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano and Lee Harpe
Thank-you for Thank-you notes
Eric Carle and Friends at Museum of Picture Book Art
Introduction to 8 parts of spech- Ivan Capp
Luke on the Loose Harry Bliss Cartoon Book
May 3, 2017 - Sarah Weeks Without You, Crocodile Smile ​- Lois Ehlert
Sarah Weeks Homepage
Lois Ehlert Pronunciation Guide
Lois Ehlert Interview on Reading Rockets
5 Questions with Lois Ehlert from Horn Book
April 26, 2017 - The Hole Story of the Doughnut - Arnie the Doughnut - Laurie Keller
Laurie Keller Website
 April 13, 2017 - CCBA & CCBA if time Kwame Alexander Animal Ark
2018 CCBA Junior Book Nominee's Powerpoint
April 6, 2017 - Children's Choice Book Awards
Every Child a Reader Vote Link
2 min. interview with Judd Winick of Hilo Series
Two minute Kwame Alexander Adlit for Booked in SafeShare
Maker Lab 4 min. book trailer in SafeShare
Murray Library Presents 9 min. Noodlehead Nightmares
March 23, 2017 -  Word play and Wuzzles - I Scream Ice Cream!: A Book of Wordles
Wumbers Trailer in SafeShare
This Plus That: Life's Little Equations Trailer on YouTube
Exclamation Mark! Trailer on YouTube
Wuzzles p.7
Wuzzles p.6
Wuzzles p.5
Wuzzles p.4
Wuzzles p.3
Wuzzles p.2
Wuzzles p.1
Tom Lichtenheld
March 9, 2017 - International Woman's Day
Misty Copeland Clip - Firebird in Safeshare
Misty Copeland
Martha Graham - Appalachian Spring Part 1 in safeshare
Herstory a timeline
9 woman in Colorado in Safeshare 4 min 9Next
Kathleen Krull
Doreen Rappaport
March 2, 2017 - Aaron Becker - Wordless picture books
3 min. page through Journey in SafeShare
Journey Trailer in Safeshare - 1 minute
Quest trailer in SafeShare - 1 minute
Return trailer in SafeShare - 1 minute
February 23, 2017 - Nominate books for 2018 CCBA & Vote for 2017
2017 postcard voter registration
2018 picture book nominations ballot
2018 junior book nominations ballot
February 15, 2017 - CCBA - Macmillan donations 
Mesa 2018 Possible Nominees donations Macmillan
February 9, 2017 - CCBA - Talk about voting and nominations for 2018 - show and return banners and autographed books
Mesa 2018 Possible Nominees Picture Books
Mesa 2018 Possible Nominees Junior Books
January 26, 2017 -  Caldecott Winners -  Freedom in Congo Square - Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat 
    
Schneider Family Book Award - Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Siebert Award - Giant Squid
Interview with Javaka Steptoe in Time for Kids
3 min. Audio Steptoe Interview on Teaching Books.net
3 min. Audio Weatherford Interview on Teaching Books.net
3 min. Audio Christie Interview on Teaching Books.net
Leave Me Alone at Macmillan
They All Saw A Cat Trailer in Safeshare
Jen Bryant inspiration for Six Dots 3 minutes
Giant Squid Book at Macmillan
January 19, 2017 - Cutting work for Banners -  Du iz Tak?
Interview with Carson Ellis
January 12, 2017 - Drawing work for Banners - Images for Fuzzy Mud
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January 5, 2017 - Talk about banners for Crenshaw & Fuzzy Mud - New Year's Resolutions - Madame Martine
Sarah S. Brannen - Madame Martine
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Materials for Mad Lib
December 9, 2016 - Chanukah or Hanukkah - Potato Pancakes All Around​ by Marilyn Hirsch
December 1, 2016 - Elephant & Piggie - Mo Willems - Aphorisms and Themes
Nanette's Baguette Trailer in Safeshare
2016 Elephant & Piggie Worksheet
November 17, 2016 - Favorite Thanksgiving Turkey Stories
November 10, 2016 - Picture Book Month
Power point of bookmarks to Celebrate
Editing and Corrections
Picture Book Month
November 2, 2016 - Dog and Bear - Jon Klassen Hat Stories  
Jon Klassen page on Teaching Books.net
I Want My Hat Back Trailer in Safeshare
We Found A Hat Trailer in Safeshare
This is Not a Hat Trailer in Safeshare
Extra Yarn Trailer in Safeshare
 October 13, 2016 - Gene Luen Yang & Mike Holmes - Secret Coders - John Jory and Lane Smith - Penguin Problems 
Secret Coders Website - Learn to Code
Binary numbers game from secret coders
Fun with coding puzzles from Secret Coder
The Fan Brothers talk about The Night Gardener
October 27, 2016 - Hat stories by Jon Klassen and Laura Vaccaro Seeger Dog and Bear Trick or Treat
We found a Hat Trailer in Safeshare
September 29, 2016  - Books about Words and Stories - Oliver Jeffers - Surgio Ruzzier 
Mrs. Haloin's Mom's Honey Cake Recipe
Oliver Jeffers Website
A Child of Books Endpapers
List of Classic Titles - in progress
Surgio Ruzzier Website
Front endpaper from This is Not a Picture Book
Front endpaper page 2 from This is Not a Picture Book
Back endpaper from This is Not a Picture Book
Back endpaper page 2 from This is Not a Picture Book
September 22, 2016 - Autumn -Little Tree,  Wonderfall 
Loren Long
September 15, 2016 - International Dot Day -  The Dot  - Peter & Paul Reynolds -
September 8, 2016 -  Chinese stories and folktales - Grace Lin
Grace Lin Website
Publisher website with book club & teacher guides
Robert's Snowflakes Illustrators
September 1, 2016 - Access Public Libraries - CCBA Banners & Junior Books Booktalks  
2017 CCBA Junior Book Nominees Powerpoint

Mesa Library Catalog
Anythink Libraries
Westminster Public Library
Broomfield Library - Children's
Denver Public Library

August 25, 2016 - introductions 
Terry Border Milk Goes to School, Peanut Butter and Cupcake
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Saxton Freyman 4 min. 2001 on Edible Art Teaching Books.net
August 15, 2014 Interview transcript with Terry Border












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