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Media | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! Kerry Aradhya interviewed me on her blog Picture Books and Pirouettes. I did this radio interview. On writing for children, dancing, and the trouble with underpants. Is a great interview on a fun blog with the illustrator of. Lynne Avril. You can also visit Lynne’s website. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.
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Journals & Newsletters | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! Publishes selected reviews and articles by the best in the field. Has an informative industry newsletter called. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. April 3rd, 2014.
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Critics | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! Bad, Bad, Underpants! Here’s a shocker: not everyone loves underpants. I knew this when I wrote. And I admit, I had a little bit of fun knowing that my ode to undies and self expression would irk those of a more somber nature. As a writer, particularly as a writer for children, I feel it’s my job to shake things up a bit, to expose truths and validate–even celebrate! 8211;experiences of childhood that many adults ignore. Grownups do silly things ...
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Mischievous & Troublesome Productions. All posts by Jacquelyn. A-co-lyte: n. a person who assists a celebrant in a religious service. August 27, 2015. We’ve come to part 3 in our 3 part series on the Week With All The Things. As much as I love talking about that week, I am a really slow writer, and I will be excited to move on to other topics. For now, though, let’s talk about Vadalna Tribal Dance Co. 8216;s very last performance, Temple. An older photo of them. The whole thing actually began on Thursday...
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illustration | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! The illustrator of my book. She has never even seen a picture of me. This is common in children’s publishing where editors usually make the decision about author/illustrator pairings and collaboration happens online. So imagine my. Delighted surprise when I put the cover illustration for. Next to a recent picture of me dancing. Resemblance? Lynne’s cover illustration for UNDERPANTS DANCE. Me dancing in my purple tutu. January 16, 2014. Blog and w...
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Q & A | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! Have a question for me? See if it is answered below. If not, you can write it in the box at the bottom of the page. Q: Why do you write books for children? A: Children’s books are the creative medium that speaks to me more than any other. I can’t. Really explain it much beyond that. I don’t plan to grow up and write grownup books I am. Already doing the thing that is most satisfying and meaningful to me. Q: Where do your ideas come from? A: There...
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Bad, Bad, Underpants! | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! Bad, Bad, Underpants! Here’s a shocker: not everyone loves underpants. I knew this when I wrote. And I admit, I had a little bit of fun knowing that my ode to undies and self expression would irk those of a more somber nature. As a writer, particularly as a writer for children, I feel it’s my job to shake things up a bit, to expose truths and validate–even celebrate! 8211;experiences of childhood that many adults ignore. Grownups do silly things ...
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Naughty | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! Bad, Bad, Underpants! Here’s a shocker: not everyone loves underpants. I knew this when I wrote. And I admit, I had a little bit of fun knowing that my ode to undies and self expression would irk those of a more somber nature. As a writer, particularly as a writer for children, I feel it’s my job to shake things up a bit, to expose truths and validate–even celebrate! 8211;experiences of childhood that many adults ignore. Grownups do silly things ...
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Recommended Reading | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! I have too many favorite books and authors. Below is a way too incomplete selection of books and reasons why I like them. Please feel free to put your favorite books in the comments section! MIDDLE GRADE and YOUNG ADULT BOOKS. BOOKS AND THINGS BY MY FRIENDS. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. April 3rd, 2014.
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Picture Books | Marlena Zapf
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Middle Grade and Young Adult. My friends write books, too! In general I prefer picture books with shorter texts that leave some things left unsaid for the illustrator and reader to fill in. This makes a book feel dynamic to me, like a fun, interactive game. Uri Shulevitz is a master of spare text. In his illustrations he utilizes empty space for maximum effect. Two of my favorites are. James Marshall’s George and Martha books. The New York Times. My son and I LOVE. I Want My Hat Back. The second was when...
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