GUEST POST ON VKBMKL: SINNICKSON'S WIZARD OF OZ

IN HONOR OF THE NEW OZ MOVIE, I've contributed this beautiful Wonder Books edition to the greatest kids' book blog there is, Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves. Click the link to check it out. Head on over to my Flickr to see the whole book.

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GUEST POST ON VKBMKL: THE LITTLE WOMAN WANTED NOISE

I HAVE A GUEST POST on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves today, The Little Woman Wanted Noise by Val Teal, illustrations by Robert "The Story of Ferdinand" Lawson. It's an animal sounds book that all parents with little little ones should get their hands on.

In case you haven't been following on Facebook, I also appeared on NPR's The Dinner Party last week, got another rave review in The Washington Post on Monday, and had a list of great crime novels on The Huffington Post also on Monday, among other exciting things. I hope to be back with a proper We Too Were Children post sometime before school starts, but we'll just have to see. Thanks for your patience.

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ETIENNE DELESSERT: BEING GREEN (Guest post on Vintage Kids' Books)

LAST MONTH I POSTED an interview with master children's illustrator Etienne Delessert regarding his work with Eugène Ionesco. One of the Delessert treasures that I've been longing to share is his picture book version of Being Green, Kermit the Frog's anthem about fitting in, written by Joe Raposo. There are no adequate words to describe this book. Every Muppets fan, children's book fan, and illustration fan should see it. Yesterday, I guest posted on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves, sharing my experience of the book. I have also posted the entire book as a Flickr set. Cue up the song on YouTube and enjoy.

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HAPPY HANUKKAH: GUEST POST ON VINTAGE KIDS' BOOKS MY KID LOVES

JUST IN TIME for the final candle, I have a guest post over at the magnificent Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: The Adventures of K'Ton Ton by Sadie Rose Weilerstein. Look out for a new We Too Were Children post before the end of 2011. Until then, hop on over to Vintage Kids' Books to finish up your Hanukkah celebration.

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GUEST POST TODAY AND TOMORROW ON VINTAGE KIDS' BOOKS MY KID LOVES

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN enough Muppets the last few weeks, I'm bringing a daily dose today and tomorrow over at Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves. Today, my childhood copy of the photo-adaptation of the original The Muppet Movie (1979). Tomorrow, the first issue of The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) comic book mini-series. And if you've never been there, you get the added bonus of seeing Burgin Streetman's excellent blog. Subscribe.

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GUEST POST TODAY ON VINTAGE KIDS' BOOKS MY KID LOVES

 I GUEST BLOGGED TODAY (and got a very nice introduction) on the inimitable Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves. Check out my post here. And if you're not already following VKBMKL subscribe. Enjoy!

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