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About Me
- Kim Wheedleton
- I'm a writer, mom, wife, daughter, sister, volunteer, and proud Penn Stater. I love to read, and to draw, and I write children's books. Maybe someday, I'll be published. In the meantime, I'll post my ramblings here...
Posts: Present and Past
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2011
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March
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- That's Not Very Ladylike
- Book Review: Stink: Solar System Superhero, by Meg...
- March 10th is International Day of Awesomeness
- So...I Guess I Just Get to Pick the One I Like Bes...
- Book Review: Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements
- Author Spotlight: Andrew Clements
- You Mean I Get to Read, and Celebrate Silliness, a...
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January
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- Book Review: The Dirty Cowboy, by Amy Timberlake, ...
- Author Spotlight: Author Amy Timberlake, and Autho...
- A Day to Share a Kind Word, or a Helpful Deed, or ...
- The Sweet Smell of...Well...Sweets
- The Appreciation of Dragons: One Kid's Journey
- January 16th is Appreciate a Dragon Day!
- LICKSPITTLE! Or: The Joy of Reading Stuff That's V...
- A Logical Assumption...Depending on Who's Doing th...
- A Very Different Approach
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March
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Blogs I Love to Read
Websites to Wander to
- Roald Dahl Official Site
- Lois Lowry Official Site
- Shel Silverstein Official Site
- Robert Munsch Official Site
- Christopher Hart
- Fun Funny Facts
- Varmint Bytes
- Deep Space Sparkle: Art Lessons for Kids
- Colleen M. Madden Illustration
- Links to all things Calvin and Hobbes
- Laughing Zebra - Books for Children
- Nice Facts
- Laura Dalesandro
- SCBWI
- My JacketFlap page
- The Purple Crayon
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