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today i will cvr Today I Will
A Year of Notes, Quotes, and Promises to Myself


by Eileen & Jerry Spinelli
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I, Jerry Spinelli, am writing this myself without help from my wife and fellow author, Eileen, because I need to do some bragging about her. It was her idea that led to our first book together: Today I Will. She remembered reading daily devotionals, and it occurred to her that young readers might like a day-by-day book based on literature.
  
  There's a page in Today I Will for every day in the year—that’s 366 pages/days, including leap year. Each page starts with a quote from children's or young adult literature. Then comes a commentary on the quote, followed by a resolution—that is... Read More


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The Dancing Pancake
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Hardcover

DELICIOUS PANCAKES!!
FREE!!
ALL YOU CAN EAT!!
COME TO OUR
NEW GRAND OPENING!
 
The grand opening of the Dancing Pancake isn't the only new thing in Bindi's life: new friends, a new apartment, maybe even a cute new crush? But there are other changes, like her dad's move to a new city, that have left Bindi... Read More
 





The Dancing Pancake
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
eBook

DELICIOUS PANCAKES!!
FREE!!
ALL YOU CAN EAT!!
COME TO OUR
NEW GRAND OPENING!
 
The grand opening of the Dancing Pancake isn't the only new thing in Bindi's life: new friends, a new apartment, maybe even a cute new crush? But there are other changes, like her dad's move to a new city, that have left Bindi... Read More
 





The Dancing Pancake
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Hardcover Library Binding

DELICIOUS PANCAKES!!
FREE!!
ALL YOU CAN EAT!!
COME TO OUR
NEW GRAND OPENING!
 
The grand opening of the Dancing Pancake isn't the only new thing in Bindi's life: new friends, a new apartment, maybe even a cute new crush? But there are other changes, like her dad's move to a new city, that have left Bindi... Read More
 





Princess Pig
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Hardcover

Princess? Pig? Both? A crown may not be the perfect accessory for an adorable pig.

One day a sash from a local beauty pageant blows across the farm and lands right on Pig, who takes it as a sign. “I must be a princess,” she squeals. Pony disagrees, but all the other... Read More
 





Princess Pig
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Hardcover Library Binding

Princess? Pig? Both? A crown may not be the perfect accessory for an adorable pig.

One day a sash from a local beauty pageant blows across the farm and lands right on Pig, who takes it as a sign. “I must be a princess,” she squeals. Pony disagrees, but all the other... Read More
 





Summerhouse Time
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Trade Paperback

Every year a rented pink cottage full of family, swapping stories, and riding waves mean Summerhouse Time for Sophie. Best of all is sharing a room with her favorite cousin and laughing and trading secrets like two happy peas in a cousin pod. Sophie can't wait! But when she asks the... Read More
 





Summerhouse Time
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Hardcover

Every year a rented pink cottage full of family, swapping stories, and riding waves mean Summerhouse Time for Sophie. Best of all is sharing a room with her favorite cousin and laughing and trading secrets like two happy peas in a cousin pod. Sophie can't wait! But when she asks the... Read More
 





Summerhouse Time
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
eBook

Every year a rented pink cottage full of family, swapping stories, and riding waves mean Summerhouse Time for Sophie. Best of all is sharing a room with her favorite cousin and laughing and trading secrets like two happy peas in a cousin pod. Sophie can't wait! But when she asks the... Read More
 





Summerhouse Time
Written by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Hardcover Library Binding

Every year a rented pink cottage full of family, swapping stories, and riding waves mean Summerhouse Time for Sophie. Best of all is sharing a room with her favorite cousin and laughing and trading secrets like two happy peas in a cousin pod. Sophie can't wait! But when she asks the... Read More
 





Today I Will
Written by Jerry Spinelli and Eileen Spinelli
Hardcover

Reassuring advice for every day of the year

From an esteemed husband-and-wife team comes a book of daily advice and insight. In dated entries meant to be read one per day, the Spinellis open with a brief quote from children’s literature, write a paragraph of lively advice inspired by that quote... Read More
 





Today I Will
Written by Jerry Spinelli and Eileen Spinelli
Hardcover Library Binding

Reassuring advice for every day of the year

From an esteemed husband-and-wife team comes a book of daily advice and insight. In dated entries meant to be read one per day, the Spinellis open with a brief quote from children’s literature, write a paragraph of lively advice inspired by that quote... Read More
 

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