Category: Kate
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November 30, 2023
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November 28, 2023
Last week, I received a packet of letters from a class of fourth graders at Herrera Elementary in El Paso, Texas. Their teacher, Ms. Gibbens, read them The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and the kids wrote letters telling me all the different ways they connected with the story. Each letter included a piece of…
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November 21, 2023
Gathering together around a table is one of my favorite things in life. It’s one of Mercy Watson’s favorite things, too. Especially if there is toast. In two weeks, everyone on Deckawoo Drive will gather together one more time in Mercy Watson is Missing. The art is, of course, by the amazing Chris Van Dusen.…
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November 14, 2023
Yesterday afternoon, I walked past two children. They were maybe 8 or 9 years old. Kid #1: I love that book. Kid#2: So do I!!! I love that book so much. Kid #1 and Kid #2 then joined hands and (truly) jumped up and down, celebrating their mutual love of a book. After a lot…
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November 7, 2023
“But Despereaux wasn’t listening to Furlough. He was staring at the light pouring in through the stained-glass windows of the castle. He stood on his hind legs and held his handkerchief over his heart and stared up, up, up into the brilliant light. ‘Furlough,” he said, “what is this thing? What are all these colors?…
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October 24, 2023
In the airport last weekend: I was sitting and reading a book (an advance copy of a novel entitled Sandwich by Catherine Newman) and I kept laughing out loud. The woman sitting next to me said, “It must be a great book if it can make you laugh like that.” I said, “It’s wonderful. It…