National Poetry Month, Day Two

Another of my heroes: Gelett Burgess. Table Manners THE Goops they lick their fingers, And the Goops they lick their knives; They spill their broth on the tablecloth- Oh, they lead disgusting lives! The Goops they talk while eating, And loud and fast they chew; And that is why I’m glad that I Am not a Goop-are you? –Gelett…

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Enchanted Wins 2012 Gelett Burgess Award!

More on this later because I have GOT to finish writing Chapter 10 today…but SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! I didn’t even know non-picture books could win this! (For the record, the cutoff date for publication was May 31st, so The Wonderland Alphabet: Alice’s Adventures Through the ABCs and What She Found There isn’t eligible until next year.) From the website: The Gelett…

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