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Kevin McCloskey Writing and illustrating can be a lot of fun once you get in the zone. Each day when I enter my studio , the first 20 minutes are tough. Once I start …moreWriting and illustrating can be a lot of fun once you get in the zone. Each day when I enter my studio , the first 20 minutes are tough. Once I start painting or typing, though, I get in the zone and it a thrill. School visits are also fun.(less)
Kevin McCloskey If you want to be a children's book writer, read books being published now. Don't forget the books from your own childhood, of course, but take a look…moreIf you want to be a children's book writer, read books being published now. Don't forget the books from your own childhood, of course, but take a look at the styles, topics, and voices that a popular with children today.(less)
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BULLET as a SCHOOL MASCOT ?

Last week was “Read Across America” week. Children’s book authors and illustrators, like me, get lots of invitations to visit schools. I visited 4 different area schools.

I like to leave a work of art as a gift for each school. I draw their mascot and frame it for the library. On Monday I presented at Blue Ball Elementary. Their mascot is a really cute Bassett Hound. On Tuesday I visited Brecknock

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Wild about Capybaras by Kevin McCloskey
"Oh this is so fun! (It is after all a Giggle and Learn book, i.e. partially nonfiction) There's a boy dressed in capybara images who loves capybaras and wants one as a pet. There's a girl who studies science and knows a lot about the behavior of real" Read more of this review »
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"I, too, am wild about capybaras but still had a thing or two to learn from this terrific graphic novel for young readers."
Wild about Capybaras by Kevin McCloskey
" A capybara-obsessed boy with white skin who is bedecked in capybara-themed accessories tells a dark brown-skinned girl about his favorite animal. The girl clearly knows a lot about capybaras and proceeds to tell him about them in a back and forth ov" Read more of this review »
Wild about Capybaras by Kevin McCloskey
"⭐ Children’s Nonfiction | Animals | Picture Book

Thank you to Astra Publishing House for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

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Frank Miller’s writing voice is that of tough guy film noir detective. He refers to the location of his Manhattan studio as Hell’s Kitchen. He recounts getting mugged, or nearly so, in Greenwich Village. His version of New York City sounds a lot like ...more
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