Beverly Cleary - April 12, 1916 - March 25, 2021. She lived a long life - and her books will live on. bit.ly/3lTZovk Ramona, Beezus, and of course Ralph.

Congratulations on the launch day of Kim Norman's One-osaurus Two-osaurus. Win a library-themed vintage suitcase stuffed with an assortment of her wonderful books. kimnormanbooks.com/yay-teachers #kimnormanauthor

New in 2021 - The Ultimate Guide: Literature for Teens (Reading Trove, 2021). amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide…

Mother's Day is coming. Check out these cute aprons and order one delivered direct to her door today - we'll wrap and enclose a card. etsy.com/listing/860219… Or order one for yourself - It's time for BBQ or creating in the kitchen.

Arnold Adoff July 16;1935- May 7, 2021. Remembering this much respected and revered poet. A snapshot of Adoff's life - by the late Lee Bennett Hopkins bit.ly/adoff-hopkins

Visit Green Frog Gifts on etsy -- National UN World Bee Day - etsy.com/listing/803939…

Do you have an upper primary or intermediate-aged baseball player? Try sharing amazon.com/Baseball-Great… -- A collective biography of eleven great baseball players - each wearing an iconic number.

Congratulations Jackie and Claudia - cedarrapidsgazette-ia.newsmemory.com/?publink=253fe… #jacquelinebriggsmartin #claudiamcgehee

Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 - May 23, 2021) npr.org/2021/05/26/970… I could say many things but none of them would do him (or his books) justice. May he RIP.

And besides Eric Carle -- Lois Ehlert ( November 9, 1934 - May 26, 2021). simonandschuster.com/authors/Lois-E… No official obit yet. The world of children's lit is better for having had both of them in it.

cedarrapidsgazette-ia.newsmemory.com/?publink=03f17… Don't miss this article. Congrats to Tess Weaver, Claudia McGehee and Wendy

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It's baseball season - a book for aspiring baseball players (grades 2-5) Eleven great baseball players are profiled in this collective biography which focuses on the career of individuals who made the number they wore on their uniform one to remember. amazon.com/Baseball-Great…

Byrd Baylor Schweitzer (March 28, 1924 – June 16, 2021) - bit.ly/byrdbaylor - Writer of over 50 books for children. Among them my favorite “I’m in Charge of Celebrations.”

Floyd Cooper (January 8, 1956-July 16, 2021) has died of cancer. He grew up in Tulsa OK, and leaves behind his wife and children. He illustrated over 80 books. A kind and generous man -- and an illustrator beyond compare.