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I graduated! (And some other stuff) (opens the original)
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Hello! Here's a hodgepodge of quick updates, followed by a few things I'm enjoying as we head into the blessed -ber months.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="3088" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0ZA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progre
Picture Book Report: Bear for a Day (opens the original)
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For the past eighteen months of my UCSD certificate program, I had to keep copious notes on recent picture books. I say "had to," but of course it was a joyful task. Because I'm a nerd I've kept up the habit after graduation. If you like picture book deep dives, stick around (and go check out author/illustrator/librarian/former Caldecott committee member Travis Jonker, who does the same thing but with way more street cred).<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.co
Baby’s First Gallery Show (opens the original)
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Hello from the Summer Reading Program trenches! My brain is full of dinosaur facts and literally nothing else1. Summer is a great time to visit your local library, and maybe bring snacks for your overjoyed but sweaty library workers (maybe the sweaty part is just me).Anyway, in the middle of all my prehistoric preparations for summer, I was invited to hang twelve pieces for sale in a local art gallery. Exciting! But coming from an illustration background rather than a fine arts one, I had to lea
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