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Books for New Writers
"Children's Writer's Word Book" by Alijandra Mogilner and Tayopa Mogilner.
"Guerrilla Marketing for Writers" by Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman and Michael Larsen.
"A Way with Words: Writing, Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion" by Professor Michael D.C. Drout. This is in the CD Series Titled, "The Modern Scholar."
My Favorite Children's Picture Books
Newly Added:
"Crazy Hair" by Neil Gaiman and Illustrated by Dave McKean
"Bubble Trouble" by Margaret Mahy and Illustrated by Polly Dunbar
"Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed" by Mo Willems
Previously Listed:
"Crow Call" Written by Lois Lowry and Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
"Who Wants to be a Poodle - I Don't" by Lauren Child
"Moo Who?" Wrtten by Margie Palatini and Illustrated by Keith Graves
"Grandpa's Teeth" by Rod Clement
"Melissa Parkington's Beautiful, Beautiful Hair" by Pat Brisson and Illustrated by Suzanne Bloom
"Come on, Rain!" by Karen Hesse and Pictures by Jon J Muth
"Ballyhoo Bay" by Judy Sierra and Illustrated by Derek Anderson
"The Red Thread" Written by Grace Lin
"Mr. Pusskins - A Love Story" Written by Sam Lloyd
"Ker-Splash!" Written by George O'Conner
"The Dream Jar" Written by Bonnie Pryor and Illustrated by Mark Graham
"Grandfather's Journey" Written and Illustrated by Allen Say
"Detective LaRue - Letters from the Investigation" Written and Illustrated by Mark Teague
"Almost to Freedom" Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Illustrated by Colin Bootman
"Twenty Heartbeats" Written by Dennis Haseley and Illustrated by Ed Young
"What are You so Grumpy About?" Written and Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
"Gorgonzola - A Very Stinkysaurus" by Margie Palatini and Illustrated by Tim Bowers
"Officer Buckle and Gloria" written and Illustrated by Peggy Rathmann
"The Pencil" Written by Allan Ahlberg and Illustrated by Bruce Ingram.
"A Taste of Colored Water" Written and Illustrated by Matt Faulkner.
"Pete & Pickles" By Berkeley Breathed.
"Snoring Beauty" Written by Bruce Hale and Illustrated by Howard Fine.
"Chester" by Melanie Watt.
"Library Lion" Written by Michelle Knudsen and Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
"Space Station Mars" by Daniel San Souci.
"19 Girls and Me" Written by Darcy Pattison and Illustrated by Steven Salerno.
"The Top Job" Written by Elizebeth Cody Kimmel and Illustrated by Robert Neubecker.
"The Moon over Star" Written by Dianna Hutts Aston and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
"Wallace's Lists" Written by Barbara Bottner and Gerald Kruglik and Illustrated by Olaf Landstrom
"Pierre in Love" Written by Sara Pennypacker and Illustrated by Petra Mathers
"Metal Man" Written by Aaron Reynolds and Illustrated by Paul Hoppe
"Joseph Had a Little Overcoat" by Simms Taback
"The Great Gracie Chase - Stop That Dog!" by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Mark Teague
My Favorite Young Adult Books
Previously Listed:
"Criss Cross" by Lynne Rae Perkins
"The Higher Power of Lucky" by Susan Patron
