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friday feast: looking for a home
via Channel One Memory by James Tate A little bookstore used to call to me. Eagerly I would go to it hungry for the news and the sure friendship. It never failed to provide me with whatever I needed....
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soup of the day: flying the dragon by natalie dias lorenzi
“The dragon is a creature of the sea,” Grandfather said. “When it takes to the sky, it is looking for something precious it has lost. When it finds what it was looking for, it returns to the sea in the...
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friday feast: a peek at world rat day by j. patrick lewis and anna raff
Usually I don’t like to say this in polite company, but ahem . . . I smell a rat! Actually four rats, nattily sporting bowtie, necktie, fedora, and boater, casually working the stripes, football...
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soup of the day: forest has a song by amy ludwig vanderwater and robbin gourley
The chickadees in our woods are chirping the happy news: today, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater’s very first poetry book, Forest Has a Song (Clarion, 2013), is officially out in the wild! Hip hip hooray! As...
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five happy things on a tuesday
Hello, June! Everything’s green and growing, and good things are happening . . . 1. Big Congratulations to Jorge Argueta and Margarita Sada for winning an International Latino Book Award for Guacamole:...
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a colorful chat with cathryn falwell about rainbow stew
(click to enlarge) Mmmmm, somebody’s making something yummy! It’s a special stew made with a rainbow of freshly picked garden vegetables — red tomatoes, purple eggplant, green peas and beans, rosy...
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five cool things on a wednesday
1. Because so many of you loved my Indie Artist Spotlight featuring Stéphanie Kilgast of PetitPlat, I know you’ll be excited to hear she just published her first miniature food tutorial book! Now you...
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soup’s on: a blog birthday and other delights
Hey Hey! I’m back! You look different. Have you had some work done? Eating more fruits and veggies, maybe? Well, something’s changed. I swear you’re even more good-looking than you were back in July....
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chatting with author nicole groeneweg about one word pearl
I think it’s fair to say that when it comes to winning writing contests, author and educator Nicole Groeneweg definitely has the knack. You may remember when I hooted about her team of first and...
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creativiTEA: cecelia levy’s exquisite paper art
“The Chosen One” Today’s spot of creativiTEA is brought to you by Swedish paper artist Cecelia Levy, who creates stunning three dimensional pieces with old book pages and glue, using a papier maché...
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guess who’s having a birthday?
Hello my pretties, how are you? Mr. Cornelius and I are back just in time to celebrate our 7th Blog Birthday here at Alphabet Soup! Let’s see: seven years, 2 blogging platforms, 1500+ posts, 5 million...
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friday feast: a taste of kate lebo’s pie school cookbook (+ apple pie recipe)
“The best way to make pie is to learn how to trust yourself and follow your nose — and the rest of your senses. That’s a poet’s advice too.” ~ Kate Lebo Some of you may remember when Seattle pie poet...
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friday feast: 21 cool gifts for poetry lovers
‘Tis that time of year once again to shift into gift-giving mode. Here are some lovely and fun ideas for the poetry lovers on your list, or for adding to your personal holiday Wish List. Click on each...
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six cool things on a monday (including giveaway winner!)
1. JULIE PAPRIKA is here! If, like me, you’re a fan of award-winning painter and children’s book illustrator Julie Paschkis, the good news is that now some of her work is available for purchase online...
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a baker’s dozen of cool things on a tuesday (including Lidia giveaway winner)
Happy Tuesday! Enjoy these bits and bobs on today’s mixed platter. :) 1. I’m quite partial to elephants and pancakes and love Tina Kugler’s charming German Pancakes recipe at They Draw and Cook. Tina’s...
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eleven notable noshes on a tuesday
1. Ooh-la-la! There’s a new Crêpes by Suzette picture book app! I’d featured Monica Wellington’s charming story set in Paris back in 2010, so I was happy to learn it’s now been transformed into a...
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eight cool things on a tuesday
via Okan Arts 1. Just in case you missed it, wanted to point all Julie Paschkis fans to the lovely post about her by Patricia Belyea at Okan Arts. What a treat to get a mini tour of Julie’s gorgeous...
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Chatting with Nancy Tupper Ling about Double Happiness (+ a giveaway!)
Today I’m doubly pleased to welcome poet and author Nancy Tupper Ling, who’s here to tell us all about her new book Double Happiness (Chronicle Books, 2015), a heartwarming story about a family moving...
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eight cool things on a tuesday
1. It’s always exciting to discover a quirky new alphabet book — even better when it features fruits and veggies like you’ve never seen them before. Check out Aitch’s Veggie Fruit Alphabet, which the...
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friday feast: Jumping Off Library Shelves by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Jane...
WELCOME BOOK LOVERS! The Alphabet Soup Mini Library is now open. Please help yourself to a yummy fig bar book compliments of the Teddy Town Bears. They made them especially for you to celebrate the...
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