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Book Giveaway

I've been having a lot of issues with technology in my house this morning.  Therefore, I was not able to include a video of the random drawing for a copy of Tía Isa wants a Car.  However, I did the drawing and the winner is Libby Frankel.  Thank you again to Candlewick Press for sponsoring… Continue reading Book Giveaway

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An Interview with Meg Medina + a Giveaway

Every now and then I receive a review copy of a book that wows me.  When Tía Isa Wants a Car arrived at my doorstep from Candlewick Press a few weeks ago, I cracked it open and was smitten with the book by the end of the first page.  As I turned the pages, I… Continue reading An Interview with Meg Medina + a Giveaway

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Buglette Blog Tour Giveaway Winners

Did you enter the Buglette, the Messy Sleeper Blog Tour Giveaway?  If so, you may have been one of the six lucky people who won a copy of the book or a "DO NOT DISTURB: Messy Sleeping in Progress" Door Hanger.  Watch the video to find out if you won.  If you did, then please… Continue reading Buglette Blog Tour Giveaway Winners

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SOLSC Giveaways

For those slicers who are tenacious and wrote at least 28 days... A custom painted stool of your favorite children’s book by Deb Gaby! Cathy, on Friday April 1, 2011 at 4:57 pm said: 31 slices!!! My reflection is here…http://becoming-cathy.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-i-learned.html Thanks to all who read my slices. A Sari Book journal from Love Calcutta Arts donated by Accessories for… Continue reading SOLSC Giveaways

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Enter Here if You Posted 25+ Days and/or Sliced with Your Students

If you sliced 25 - 31 days, please leave your name in the comments section, along with a note (or a link to a post) about what you learned about yourself as a writer during the SOLSC. If you sliced with your students, please leave your name in the comments section, along with a note… Continue reading Enter Here if You Posted 25+ Days and/or Sliced with Your Students

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Enter Here if You Sliced 28 or More Days

    If you sliced 28 - 31 days, please enter your name in the comments and include a note about what you learned from SOLSC (or a link to your reflective post). Yes, some people will enter this giveaway PLUS the other giveaway because they sliced 28 - 31 days, making them eligible for… Continue reading Enter Here if You Sliced 28 or More Days

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SPORK Giveaway Results

Thanks, everyone for the comments. It's fun to read random facts about each other and strengthens our community. Nancy Steineke in Reading & Writing Together: Collaborative Literacy in Action (target grades 6 -12; Heinemann, 2002), suggests giving students a random question to begin group conversation. It breaks the ice, gets everyone talking, and helps them find… Continue reading SPORK Giveaway Results

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Mentor Text: Spork

Spork is a book about coming to terms with being yourself. I loved it the first time I read it. My kids loved it so much that I've read it enough times to not love it any more, but I still do. Since it's one of those books for me, I looked at it with… Continue reading Mentor Text: Spork

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Giveaway Results

Better late than never. Yes, this is the first I am sitting down at the computer since I left the house this morning. It's been a full day, but very good. Before the drawing, thanks for joining in and leaving comments this week. I think the power of blogging is bringing many voices together. I… Continue reading Giveaway Results

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Giveaways!

Random House has generously donated four copies of Because of Mr. Terupt and Dash and Lily's Book of Dares to giveaway to Two Writing Teacher readers. Woo-hoo! So here's how the giveaway is going to work. It's a little different than the way we've hosted them in the past . . . so read carefully!… Continue reading Giveaways!

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of Thee I Sing: Giveaway Announcement

Find out if you won a copy of Barack Obama and Loren Long's book of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by watching the short video below. If you missed the post about this book, then click here to read it now.

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President Obama’s Book + the Final Giveaway of 2010

Last month President Barack Obama published a picture book, of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, which is illustrated exquisitely by Loren Long.  I received a review copy of it while I was at NCTE.  Since my husband was with me, I shared the book with him.  We were both impressed by the… Continue reading President Obama’s Book + the Final Giveaway of 2010