Eric Van Raepenbusch's Blog Posts Tagged 'July' (12)

Happy Birthday Richard Cowdrey - July 27

I was introduced to Richard Cowdrey by a new friend at the Mazza Museum Summer Conference this month. She encouraged me to tell him all about my Happy Birthday Author blog. Richard listened as I went on and on about how I celebrate author's birthdays with my children and I asked if he would be willing to share his birthday. He responded, "Sure, it is July 27th, but I am not an author."… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on July 27, 2011 at 8:08am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Ruth Krauss - July 25

One of the benefits of celebrating author birthdays is having a reason to revisit your favorite authors each year. Last night, I found all of our books by Ruth Krauss - A Hole is to Dig, The Happy Day, and The Carrot Seed. During my search of our bookshelves, I also discovered the book, Is This You? that Ruth Krauss published with her husband Crockett Johnson, author… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on July 25, 2011 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Todd Parr - July 9

My children love all kinds of books, from chapter books, to graphic novels to picture books. Today I asked my daughter why she likes books by Todd Parr, as we were preparing to celebrate his birthday as a family. She responded, "I love the pictures, they are really colorful!" Todd Parr's books contain simple text and bright pictures that grab the reader's attention. They are a favorite around our house!

The words, "Peace is helping your neighbors" from … Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on July 9, 2011 at 8:24am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Kathi Appelt - July 6

In March 2011, I discovered Kathi Appelt's Love Song For Librarians, a short 7 minute video which was posted on her blog. In the video she shares stories of the special librarians that made a positive impression on her life. At the time, I took the opportunity to share the video with my local librarians to let them know how much my family appreciated their efforts. I watched the video again this week with my… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on July 6, 2011 at 7:36am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Artie Bennett - July 5

It was back in December 2010 that I introduced you to Artie Bennett, author of The Butt Book. This book was a blast to read to my kids and I thoroughly enjoyed communicating with this zany guy through email. This week, I eagerly sent him an email just to check in and wish him happy…

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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on July 5, 2011 at 7:53am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Jean Craighead George - July 2

Spending time alone in nature can be a mind-clearing, healthy, and refreshing experience. I watched a video on Jean Craighead George's website and she shared, "I like to go to the environment I am writing about and live with the countryside." (Sights and Sounds, jeancraigheadgeorge.com). I took the opportunity this morning after I dropped my daughter off at the Crown Point Ecology Center in the… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on July 2, 2011 at 8:12am — No Comments

Surprise Party - Meet Artie Bennett and The Butt Book

Surprise! Gotcha this time! Right?

I am very happy to introduce you to author Artie Bennett during this edition of Surprise Party. He contacted me a couple of weeks ago to share his book, The Butt… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 8, 2010 at 9:51pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Jan Berenstain - July 26!

In celebration of Jan Berenstain's 87th birthday I compiled a list of 10 Things I Didn't Know about Jan Berenstain and the Berenstain Bears:

1. Stan and Jan Berenstain met in their first class at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art in 1941 and later married in 1946. They were successful cartoonists and wrote numerous books for adults… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on July 25, 2010 at 10:55pm — No Comments