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Laura Smetana

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Laura Smetana is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. Her latest author-illustrated book, My Love for You Is Like a Garden, is a joyful celebration of unconditional love with bold, watercolor collages of garden scenes and received a starred Kirkus review. Laura is also the author of Ice Cream with Grandpa: A Loving Story for Kids About Alzheimer's & Dementia (illustrated by Elisabete B. P. de Moraes), which was winner of a Northern Lights Book Award, and Little Squiggle's Lake Adventure, which she co-authored with her son, Stirling Hebda. When she isn't writing or painting, Laura can be found talking to kids at school author visits, gardening in her sunhat, and spending time with her family outdoors. Laura lives in the C ...more

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Average rating: 4.61 · 114 ratings · 70 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Love for You Is Like a Garden 4.48 avg rating — 62 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Love for You Is Like the Night Sky 4.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Cream with Grandpa: A Loving Story for Kids About Alzheimer’s & Dementia 4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Squiggle’s Lake Adventure 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

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She Caught the Light: Williamina Stevens Fleming: Astronomer

by Kathryn Lasky

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The Scraps Book

by Lois Ehlert

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This is such a sweet book about a boy who loves baking with his grandma but who struggles to communicate with her in Spanish. His talkative parrot helps bridge the communication gap, but when he isn't there one day, Max has to find the courage to spe ...more
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Laura Smetana rated a book it was amazing Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Kite by Suhasini Gupta (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Kite, a young girl is determined to learn how to fly a kite like her big brother to celebrate the Indian kite festival, Makar Sankranti. When he doesn't let her join in the fun, Mini uses her own creativity and confidenc ...more
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Sound Switch Wonder is about a young boy who is deaf named Owen who shares what life is like with cochlear implants. Sometimes Owen has his cochlear implants in, and other times he takes them out when he wants quiet. When his parents ask him to descr ...more
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Laura Smetana rated a book it was amazing A Book for Bear by Ellen L. Ramsey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A Book for Bear is a delightfully fun read aloud that kids will love reading again and again! Written by Ellen L. Ramsey and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley, it's about a bear who loves reading books with his friend Ellen. When he decides he wants to ...more
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