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Egyptian Lullaby (Roaring Brook Press) by Zeena M. Pliska illustrated by Hatem Aly
What Is a Family?, edited by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong (Pomelo Books), includes a poem by April Halprin Wayland
Wibble Wobble BOOM! (Peachtree) by Mary Ann Rodman, illustrated by Holly Sterling
What Is a Friend?, edited by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong (Pomelo Books), includes a poem by Carmela A. Martino
Things We Eat, edited by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong (Pomelo Books), includes poems by April Halprin Wayland and former TeachingAuthor JoAnn Early Macken
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The TeachingAuthors are six children's book authors with a wide range (and many years) of experience teaching writing to children, teens, and adults. Here, we share our unique perspective as writing teachers who are also working writers. Our features include writing exercises (our "Writing Workouts"), teaching tips, author interviews, book reviews, and more. Click here for detailed information about our "Writing Workouts." For our individual bios, please see the "About Us" page. To contact us regarding reviewing a book on the craft of writing, see the section below labeled SUBMITTING BOOKS FOR REVIEW.
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Egyptian Lullaby (Roaring Brook Press) by Zeena M. Pliska illustrated by Hatem Aly
New Anthology Featuring TeachingAuthor Poetry
What Is a Family?, edited by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong (Pomelo Books), includes a poem by April Halprin Wayland
Recent TeachingAuthor Title
Wibble Wobble BOOM! (Peachtree) by Mary Ann Rodman, illustrated by Holly Sterling
Recent Anthology featuring TeachingAuthor Poetry
What Is a Friend?, edited by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong (Pomelo Books), includes a poem by Carmela A. Martino
Two TeachingAuthors Featured in Another Recent Anthology
Things We Eat, edited by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong (Pomelo Books), includes poems by April Halprin Wayland and former TeachingAuthor JoAnn Early Macken
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