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Poetry Friday – Toes

Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Reflections on the Teche to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Interested in doing a Zine Swap? Check out this post! I cannot believe that the school year is upon us again. Back in June, it felt like each day was a slow easy summer day. And then July passed in a whirlwind. My daughter goes back to school on Monday. In preparation, I have been trying … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Toes

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Splatypus – Picture Book Review

Rebecca Herzog

  I was actually lucky enough to win a copy of Splatypus during a giveaway over on Unleashing Readers. A huge thank you to Kellee and Ricki who run the amazing blog. While it was created as a resource for teachers, anyone looking for some good books to add to their to-be-read piles should check out their blog.    Now on the the review! Buy here  Splatypus Written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Illustrated by  Jackie Urbanovic (Two Lions 2017) At a glance: Pros: Fun, bouncy lines goes right along with the story beautiful, texture-ful illustrations great message about trying new things, making mistakes, and … Continue reading Splatypus – Picture Book Review

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July Book Giveaway: Ninefox Gambit

Rebecca Herzog

**Update: Congratulations to Em S. for winning this month’s book! Thank you to everyone who entered. Keep an eye on the blog in the coming weeks for August’s book giveaway.** It’s July and it’s time for my first book giveaway! As I explained in a previous post, I want to help bring new readers to some of my favorite authors. Hopefully this giveaway will do that.  The inaugural book in my book-giving giveaway is the sci-fi novel, Ninefox Gambit, by Yoon Ha Lee. The plot: Heretics have taken over the Fortress of Scattered Needles and have begun to alter reality. … Continue reading July Book Giveaway: Ninefox Gambit

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Supporting Authors

Rebecca Herzog

I love to read. Always have and hopefully always will. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to buy very many books (thank goodness for libraries). But this leaves me wondering: how I can support my favorite authors? I want them to be successful, so they can continue to feed my habit. https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js I ran across this article a few weeks ago, and it got me thinking. I’m already doing quite a few of the things in the list to support my favorite authors, but I want to do a bit more. So, I’ve decided to do a regular book giveaway. I want the … Continue reading Supporting Authors

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Exciting Times + July Goals

Rebecca Herzog

OK. So I’m actually really excited about a few things. John and I are collaborating again An editor is interested in seeing the completed manuscript for one of my picture books I got 3 more rejections (totaling 8 for the year) I’ve decided to do a semi-regular book giveaway (starting this month) 1. A few weeks ago, John and I attended an SCBWI workshop. It was great to get out together for the day sans children. Thank you in-laws! I will be writing a separate post specifically about the conference, but we learned a lot and were inspired. It’s been … Continue reading Exciting Times + July Goals