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Hey, Hey, Hay! Perfect Picture Book Friday

June 8, 2019 Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

Hi Friends, Don’t you love this time of year? Everything is so fresh and green. My daily drive takes me through the countryside and I’ve been watching the hay grow, and grow, and grow! Today I’m joining Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Friday to share a perfect book that’s all about hay!   Title: Hey, […]

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Filed Under: Bookish Field Trips, Books, Farm Fresh, Field Trips, picture books

The Top 5 Things to Consider Before Writing an Alphabet Book

May 17, 2019 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Welcome Abecedarians – those of you fascinated with the alphabet and alphabet books. (I’ve been waiting to use that word!) Are you considering writing one of your own? Why, it’s as easy as ABC, right? Well, here are the top 5 things to think about before you begin:   1. The Market There are hundreds […]

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Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z Tagged With: A to Z Blog Challenge Reflections, How to write an Alphabet book, Writing Alphabet books

Maybe Something Beautiful – a mural comes to our town

May 10, 2019 Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Sometimes you come across a book that is so perfect that you want to share it with everyone you know. This inspiring picture book is the one that I want to put in the hands of every child and the adults who love them. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel […]

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Filed Under: Bookish Field Trips, Books, Multicultural Children's Books, picture books Tagged With: Arne Nixon Center, F. Isabel Campoy. Theresa Howell, Fresno Murals, Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood, Murals, Rafael Lopez, REFORMA del Valle Central

The Letter Z – last but not least

April 30, 2019 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Welcome to to A Field Trip Life and the final day of the A to Z April Blog Challenge. I have been spending the month reading and sharing alphabet books and  Ta da! – we have arrived at the letter Z. There are no shortage of alphabet books that feature the ultimate letter. First, let […]

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Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books

Y is for Yummy!

April 29, 2019 Claire Annette Noland 7 Comments

Y is for yummy in today’s a to z blog post for the April challenge. The Yummy Alphabet Book: Herbs, Spices, and Other Natural Flavors by Jerry Pallotta (author) and Leslie Evans (illustrator) Charlesbridge 1994 32-page nonfiction alphabet book First of all, I think Jerry Pallotta wins the prize for writing the most alphabet books. […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, and Other Natural Flavors, Spices, The Yummy Alphabet Book: Herbs

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