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Dear Ms. Guadalupe

Dear Ms. Guadalupe: Letters to My Librarian
by Patricia Vermillion (Author) and Linda Olliver (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop

Booktalk: Students are introduced to the Technosaurus and the real-life work of paleontologist Dr. Sankar Chatterjee through a series of engaging letters from a second-grade student to the school librarian. Along the way, readers learn how to structure and write a friendly letter, complete with greetings, questions, facts, and a thoughtful closing.

Snippet: See the book trailer.

The author, Patricia Vermillion, is one of my former students.
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Nov 1 – Dec 6 Show, Don’t Tell #kidlit Revision Workshop

Revise your children’s book as you explore how published #kidlit authors actually “show and tell” their board book – YA stories in this one-month workshop with a 60-minute ONE-to-ONE developmental critique in Google Meet.

To enroll, sign up now for a workshop critique meeting between November 1 and December 6. *was $229 USD – now $199 USD for a limited time* See the syllabus and more on the Show, Don’t Tell #kidlit Revision Workshop page.

Goal: Revise your book before the end of the year, so you let it rest and then come back it with fresh eyes in the New Year.

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