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Laura's Bookshelf, Picture Books, Poetry Friday, Welcome to Monsterville 2/9/23 Laura's Bookshelf, Picture Books, Poetry Friday, Welcome to Monsterville 2/9/23

Feeling Monstrous

My friend Aliza Werner sent me the most wonderful book: What Feelings Do When No One's Looking by Tina Oziewicz, illustrated by Aleksandra Zajac. This sweet book about emotions was translated from Polish to English by Jennifer Croft.

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5 Questions for the Au..., Activism, Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Poetry Friday, Uncategorized 1/6/22 5 Questions for the Au..., Activism, Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Poetry Friday, Uncategorized 1/6/22

Poetry Friday: Going to the Frogs

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Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Poetry Friday 5/6/21 Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Poetry Friday 5/6/21

Poetry Friday: Prairie Lotus

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Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, National Poetry Month, Poetry Friday 4/22/21 Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, National Poetry Month, Poetry Friday 4/22/21

Poetry Friday: Not Your All-American Girl

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Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 10/15/20 Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 10/15/20

Poetry Friday: Celebrating Hop to It!

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Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Writing Craft 9/29/20 Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Writing Craft 9/29/20

This Poem Is a Nest Blog Tour

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Laura's Bookshelf 2/24/20 Laura's Bookshelf 2/24/20

Celebrating 10 Years of Books - Part 1

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Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Original Poem, Poetry Friday 2/20/20 Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Original Poem, Poetry Friday 2/20/20

Poetry Friday: Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots

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Activism, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Novels in Verse, Poetry Friday 2/6/20 Activism, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Novels in Verse, Poetry Friday 2/6/20

Poetry Friday: Words of Protest

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Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 1/23/20 Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 1/23/20

Poetry Friday: Frederick Douglass

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Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Novels in Verse 1/2/20 Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Novels in Verse 1/2/20

Poetry Friday: Reading about Refugees

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5 Questions for the Au..., Author Feature, Interview, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels 5/28/19 5 Questions for the Au..., Author Feature, Interview, Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels 5/28/19

5 Questions for the Author: Naomi Milliner

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Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 12/13/18 Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 12/13/18

Poetry Friday is here!

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Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Original Poem, Poetry Friday 2/15/18 Laura's Bookshelf, Middle Grade Novels, Original Poem, Poetry Friday 2/15/18

Laura's Bookshelf: The Frame-up

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Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 12/14/17 Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 12/14/17

Laura's Bookshelf: Finding Perfect

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Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday, YA Novels 10/12/17 Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday, YA Novels 10/12/17

Laura's Boo!shelf: The Memory Trees

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5 Questions for the Au..., Author Feature, Interview, Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 10/5/17 5 Questions for the Au..., Author Feature, Interview, Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 10/5/17

Laura's Boo!shelf: The Rattled Bones

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Laura's Bookshelf, National Poetry Month 4/2/17 Laura's Bookshelf, National Poetry Month 4/2/17

It's National Poetry Month: Let's Teach Poetry

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Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 2/23/17 Laura's Bookshelf, Poetry Friday 2/23/17

Laura's Bookshelf: THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING

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Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf 11/14/16 Author Feature, Laura's Bookshelf 11/14/16

Laura's Bookshelf: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROGS

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