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Pat Blankenship

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Born

Union City TN, The United States

Website

https://www.patblankenship.com/

Genre

Children's

Influences

Ludwig Bemelmans, Theodor Giesel, Kevin Henkes, Oliver Jeffers, Margar ...more

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December 2019

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I am Leo, Gryffindor, first born, yogi and a huge fan of kids. I am a mother, a grandmother and a reader of everything from newspapers to novels to children's books. I am an English major, a teacher, a retired lawyer and a writer. My favorite author right now is Colson Whitehead--but that changes from time to time!--and my favorite children’s picture book is Madeline. My favorite line from my favorite poem is “There is a community of the spirit….join it and feel the delight….” (Rumi)

I read voraciously as a child and excelled in spelling, reading and writing. I took art classes, speech and drama classes, piano lessons and voice lessons. My teachers changed my life forever and I will be eternally grateful. I traveled to Europe when I was 17 y I am Leo, Gryffindor, first born, yogi and a huge fan of kids. I am a mother, a grandmother and a reader of everything from newspapers to novels to children's books. I am an English major, a teacher, a retired lawyer and a writer. My favorite author right now is Colson Whitehead--but that changes from time to time!--and my favorite children’s picture book is Madeline. My favorite line from my favorite poem is “There is a community of the spirit….join it and feel the delight….” (Rumi)

I read voraciously as a child and excelled in spelling, reading and writing. I took art classes, speech and drama classes, piano lessons and voice lessons. My teachers changed my life forever and I will be eternally grateful. I traveled to Europe when I was 17 years old and fell in love with art.

By the time I was 10 years old I was determined to be an author. Today, finally, I am.

I graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, majoring in English. I graduated from the University of Tennessee George C. Taylor School of Law and practiced law in both Nashville and Murfreesboro until I retired a little early! I am today a yoga teacher and a writer.

A few favorites: My back porch. Sunrise. Sunset. Quiet peaceful sunny Sunday afternoons. Flowers. Hot coffee. Cold white wine. Dark chocolate. A soft pillow and a warm blanket. A fire in the fireplace. A quiet night alone.

Most respected professionals: Teachers

Things that distract me: Afternoon sunshine pouring through my office window. And snack time.

Coffee order: Decaf Americano

Beverage order: Sparkling white wine please!

I write because I love books and language and rhythm and art and kids. My children’s picture books depict children doing the really hard work of growing, learning, developing and becoming. My young characters have adults who support and respect and celebrate them for their greatest accomplishments—finding their voices, using their imaginations, coloring outside the lines.

My hope is that the little ones in your lives inspire you as much as mine do. My also hope is that my books inspire you both.

Pat Blankenship lives and works in Murfreesboro, TN. She is an author, a yogi, a retired attorney, and a lover of language, art and most importantly, children. ...more

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Average rating: 4.75 · 12 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Pensive Penelope Thinks About Words (The Brilliant Kids Series) by Pat Blankenship (Goodreads Author), Linden Eller (Illustrations), Margot F Blake (Contributor) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Listening Lucas Listens to Letters 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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
	Marvelous Margot Makes Art (The Brilliant Kids Series) by Pat Blankenship (Goodreads Author), Margot Blake (contributor), Linden Eller (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Dakota Love Review of Marvelous Margot Makes Art

Author and book reviewer Dakota Love reviewed Pat’s latest book, Marvelous Margot Makes Art. Click here to view the review on Dakota’s website.

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Marvelous Margot loves to make art! Every day and in every way, she sketches, cuts, glues, paints, and creates her way to new horizons. But her adult begins to wonder, “Could I do the same?” Together, Margot and he

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Pat Blankenship answered Goodreads's question: Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? My most recent book, Marvelous Margot Makes Art (to be released October 8!) was inspired by a conversation I had with my then 6-year old granddaughter. We were piled up in a kingsize bed with papers and scissors and markers and crayons and glue spill See Full Answer
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Pat Blankenship rated a book it was amazing The ditch picnic. by E. Kallstrom Unnerstad	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 Brilliant Book! I received this book as a baby gift when my 40-something year old daughter was born and she and I both LOVED this book! A family packs up a picnic lunch of delicious food and takes off for a walk across the meadow to their picnic sp ...more
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Pat Blankenship liked Dakota Love's review of Listening Lucas Listens to Letters: "Little Lucas pulls his wagon through his neighborhood, thinking about all the letters he’s learned about. But as Lucas continues, he discovers just how much these tiny letters can do! From helping people sing songs to expressing how you feel, these l" Read more of this review »
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Pat Blankenship rated a book it was amazing Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans	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
Most of you already know Bemelman's books about Madeline and her boarding school mates and their beloved Miss Clavell, but I still want to say how much I love these books! It is these books that inspired me to write my own children's books in rhyme a ...more
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Pat Blankenship rated a book it was amazing The ditch picnic. by E. Kallstrom Unnerstad	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 Brilliant Book! I received this book as a baby gift when my 40-something year old daughter was born and she and I both LOVED this book! A family packs up a picnic lunch of delicious food and takes off for a walk across the meadow to their picnic sp ...more
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Pat Blankenship rated a book liked it Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (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
Jodi Picoult's novel about a high school shooting and all that came before and after that tragedy is a book that features excellent story telling, a couple of annoying plot holes, and as a reviewer below said, a lot of unnecessarily flowery, wordy si ...more
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