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J.H. Diehl's middle grade novel Tiny Infinities was named a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, and a Mighty Girl Book of the Year. Woman's Day included Tiny Infinities in its "40 Summer Beach Reads You Won't Be Able To Put Down."

Among Diehl's picture books are Three Little Beavers and Loon Chase, of which reviewer Rebecca Rule wrote, "Loon Chase is for New Hampshire what the classic Blueberries for Sal is for Maine: a look at the delights of summer through the wondering eyes of a child."

Diehl's newest book is The Daydreaming Sink, a playful collection of original nonsense verse in the tradition of Edward Lear. ...more

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	Tiny Infinities 4.04 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2018 — 10 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
	Three Little Beavers by Jean Heilprin Diehl, J.H. Diehl (Goodreads Author), Cathy Morrison (Illustrator) 3.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 15 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
	Loon Chase by Jean Heilprin Diehl, Kathryn Freeman (Illustrator), J.H. Diehl (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2006 — 16 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
	The Big Dig at Puget Sound: A Paul Bunyan Tall Tale by J.H. Diehl (Goodreads Author), Marion Eldridge (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	The Daydreaming Sink: A Book of Household Limericks by J.H. Diehl (Goodreads Author), Kathryn Freeman (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	What Color is Fred? by J.H. Diehl (Goodreads Author), Kathryn Freeman (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	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
	Paloma's Pie by J.H. Diehl (Goodreads Author), Jean Heilprin Diehl, Kathryn Freeman (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	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
	You Are The Boss! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Blog Tour: The Daydreaming Sink

Writers: has a daily writing exercise you committed to ever turned into a book? That happened to me with The Daydreaming Sink, as I tell Deborah Kalb on her wonderful blog, "Book Q & As with Deborah Kalb":

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If you've experimented with writing exercises that have sparked ideas for books or turned into books, I'd love to hear that story. Please post a comment or Read more of this blog post »

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