My Miss Mary

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In colorful, vibrant illustrations and repeated text, Atinuke tells the story of baby and momma visiting an outdoor market and getting more than they planned. What else do you need? Also, I want to name a future cat Niblet. Bedtime is one of my fave storytime themes and so I tried this out on a group of kids the other day.

What are your favorites? I still work in a public library. I still love it: I still read and love and share picture books, early readers, middle grade fiction, and young adult fiction. I do a lot of sharing on my twitter feed — I should share more here.

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How did that happen? But this one, strangely, emerged from my sleep-addled brain one morning almost fully formed. Premise, dialogue, everything except the resolution and conclusion. I had the presence of mind to actually open my computer and write it down and for that I am extremely grateful to past me.

It took me probably a couple of years to figure out how to end the story. I talked to lots of people, and they gave me lots of good ideas.

Finally, after a month or so of work, I figured it out. Each provided great feedback and ideas, and from there the revising began.

Last August I decided I was ready to start the submission process. I read up on next steps: Or did I need an agent? I decided I needed an agent. After more research into the agent querying process, and many query letter drafts, I submitted my first queries on August 5, In the grand scheme of things, this is just a drop in the bucket.

So I keep researching agents, and trying again. I have so much to learn. And, fortunately, a couple more ideas in the works that I will kickstart so that I have at least three viable options to share with agents. We just have to keep plugging along. If I believe it will happen, and I keep working to make it happen, it will happen, right?

And on that day I will text my family, treat myself to a donut, smile internally and externally, and go to work at the library with an extra bit of oomph. I wrote a couple of picture book manuscripts.

It contains the G, Am, F and G7 chords. Shoutout to Storytime Ukulele for including the chords two options! Do you, like me, LOVE to learn about the latest research around brain development or child development? Are you anxious to find out how to best engage your commmunity? Is STEM in the library a hot topic in your area? Started by Lindsay Krabbenhoft one half of the magical Jbrary duo and her colleague Christie, LSCJC is an opportunity for like-minded library practitioners get together, in person or virtually, to discuss readings around one of the topics above.

Every-other month Lindsay will post links to a couple of articles and a date on which we will discuss. Some of us will try and meet in person do you want to host? These characters could be and are!

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Lola is a little girl who loves to go to the library, readstories, and play with her friends. The books are toddler-friendly and great for storytime. Max may be my new favorite daredevil! Max faces all kinds of challenges but faces them with bravery and pluck. A little girl hops and bops and dances all the way to the park while others join in. Marta compares herself to different animals in this happy opposites books.

Spanish words are introduced with their English counterparts and we learn adjectives and animal names. A great toddler or preschooler choice.

The first picture book in which I saw a Sikh family represented. We Love You, Rosie! Rosie the dog is sometimes in, sometimes out. This is a sweet introduction to opposites suitable for toddlers. A great title to share in baby storytime or give as baby shower gifts! Michael and his dog Maggie attempt to get dressed in the morning — but Maggie wants to put everything on wrong! This toddler-friendly book looks at colors and body parts in a playful way. This is a silly read-aloud that every child will relate to. These are but a few of the growing but not big enough!

Check out the twitter hashtag PB10for10 to see more great lists and suggestions! Learning to read begins from birth. Children who have caregivers who read with them, talk to them, and LOVE them become readers. Have fun and share books - children who think books are fun want to become readers!

Best Books of According to Me: Middle grade, graphic novels, and YA coming in separate posts!: Drawn Together by Minh Le, illustrated by Dan Santa A boy and his grandfather, who speak different languages, find a common language: Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Morales tells the story of her own arrival in the United States with her young son.

The party and other stories by Sergio Ruzzier Fox and chick are different, but they are friends. Stay tuned for my middle grade, graphic novel, and YA faves! But not like this. About 15 years ago, I started to worry. What if I offend someone and they hate me because I inadvertently say something terrible? I threw away perfectly good food if my brain told me there was any chance I had contaminated it. Comments Leave a Comment Categories Uncategorized. Thanks for reading my stream-of-consciousness update.

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The Mary Poppins Returns star shares her favorite new movie, and the docuseries she's obsessed with. See what's on her Watchlist. In 's Buenos Aires, Argentina, a beautiful young socialite named Camila falls in love with Ladislao, a Jesuit priest. After several failed attempts at fighting his own feelings, he Set in a bleak future where roving gangs of children terrorize city streets, and reality is often an illusion.

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Kitty Baldry Julie Chirstie is a haughty society queen with a tunneled view of life. Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. The search leads back to the early s, when Olivia, recently married to Young Catherine Morelli, who lives in Rome, goes to Geneva to find romance at her father's wedding.

There she begins a near nymphomaniac pursuit of a mystery-fantasy man called Gregory. While recovering in Venice, a sickly composer becomes dangerously fixated with a teenage boy. A man meets a former teammate of military service that offers a sweet deal.

The money starts coming in abundance, but things change from one day to the other. After finding out her husband cheated on her, Leonor decides to leave him to find her true identity. In Dublin , Johnny Cassidy, an impoverished idealist's ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family, journeys through the social injustices of Dublin life A viceroy and an archbishop take their posts in Mexico.

The viceroy and his wife find her brilliant and fascinating. A young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is slowly crumbling, and how a popular movement is preparing to install itself in power. Written by frankfob2 yahoo. Miss Mary was meant to be an excellent motion picture. The origin of the name Mary Mack is obscure, and various theories have been proposed. According to one theory, Mary Mack originally referred to the USS Merrimack, a United States warship of the mids named after the Merrimack River , that would have been black, with silvery rivets.

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