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Meet Jeff Stone, author of Phoenix

Jeff Stone lives in the Midwest with his wife and two children and practices the martial arts daily.

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Mary Ann Hoberman is the author of And to Think That We Thought That We'd Never Be Friends, A House if a House for Me, The Llama Who Had No Pajama and many other children's books. She received the 2003 Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Hoberman passed away in 2011. 


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And to Think That We Thought That We'd Never Be Friends
Written by Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Trade Paperback

In rhyming verse that’s a deliberate homage to Dr. Seuss, poet and picture book author Mary Ann Hoberman takes on quarreling and its consequences, and shows how turning fighters into friends leads to greater peace. It all starts with a fighting brother and sister, who make up with the help of... Read More
 





I Like Old Clothes
Written by Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrated by Patrice Barton
eBook

I like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes. . . . Originally published by Knopf in 1976 (with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast), this poem—an exuberant celebration of hand-me-down clothes—is just as relevant and accessible today as it was over 30 years ago.  Children's Poet Laureate... Read More
 





It's Simple, Said Simon
Written by Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrated by Meilo So
eBook

One day, a boy goes out for a walk. He encounters a dog, a cat, and a horse. The dog dares him to growl, the cat dares him to stretch, and the horse dares him to jump. "It's simple," says Simon. Then he meets a tiger, who challenges him to all... Read More
 

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