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Red Light, Green Light

Red Light, Green Light
by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Ken Wilson-Max (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Roll into one little boy’s make-believe traffic world, filled with flashing lights, zooming cars, whirring helicopters, and racing fire engines.

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Red Light, Green Light

The What is your favorite vehicle? mini-comic answers questions about why I wrote this book. The mini-comic also asks young readers a question they can answer by drawing on page 8.

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How a Bear Became a Book

How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh
by Annette Bay Pimentel (Author) and Faith Pray (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh with this picture book about the creation of the World’s Most Famous Bear! As it tells the story of how writer, illustrator, and editor came together to craft Pooh’s first adventure, the book introduces young readers to how stories begin and where they can go. As Pooh’s voice enters the text, he slowly comes to life in the art.

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The author, Annette Bay Pimentel, is one of my former students.
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