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Blog Book Review FAQ
Will you review my book on your blog?
If you would like me to review your NEW 2009 book on one of my blogs, ask your publisher to send it to: Anastasia Suen, PO Box 262472, Plano, TX 75026-2472. (Publicists, email me for UPS delivery info.)
What kind of books do you review?
I review different types of books on each blog. See the *
5 Great Books
Books for Children Learning to Read
Wednesday (Email subscription)
*I review picture books and easy readers.
Book of the Week
Activities for Classrooms and Libraries
Tuesday (Email subscription)
*I review my own books.
Children’s Book Biz News
Agents, Editors, and Books
Monday – Friday (Email subscription / Twitter)
*On Fridays I mention books and articles written by my students.
Kid Lit Kit:
Your Toolkit for Teaching with Books
I post on Monday at this Scholastic Teacher blog.
*During the school year I review fiction/nonfiction book pairs for grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8.
Literacy Links
Monday – Friday (Twitter)
Picture Book of the Day
Using Picture Books to Teach the Six Traits of Writing
Monday – Friday (Email subscription)
*I review picture books that can be used as writing models for grades K-8.
Do I need to email you?
No. Please do not email me to ask permission or to see if your book arrived. If you think your book fits on one of my blogs, go ahead and send it.
Why didn’t my book appear on the blog?
Due to the volume of submissions, I can not blog about every book that comes in. After I read the books I donate them to our library so your book will be shared whether it appears on the blog or not.
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Dear Anastasia Suen! Honored as can be that you are featuring my book, A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY, on your site. So glad it helps demonstrate two of the six traits of writing. (Who knew they were counted! I just use ‘em all, if I can!) Admittedly, this book is both a personal poem for me, and one that I hope can be a universal experience. I used my “local” experiences as a way of suggesting and triggering local moments in the reader’s own. That’s the hope. Perhaps that’s one of the six traits? I remember when I was a younger reader that my biggest pleasure was reading a professional writer’s work (aka, a book), and suddenly seeing words that related to my own life, experience, observations, feelings. That sudden sense of being recongized, welcomed, authorized…well, I’m sure that’s what encouraged me to become a writer myself. It’s what I continue to value as a reader.
All good wishes from rural Ohio to your visitors and readers. I certainly know that “driving” plays a big part out there in Texas. MJR!
I’m so glad you found the blog! We also had Sunday drives when I was a child in Florida. I hope the blog readers will share your book with their students. I know I really enjoyed it!
dear anastasia suen i love youre books you are great, i love DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY and other ones the six step’s really help me. And i think it is nice that you help people wright i like wrighting and reading my grandma says that im a great reader.I own a lot of youre book’s it is so inspiring to me i love to wright stores but im not good at it and you show me, i can do it when i but my mind to it and the six steps really help me you are great and pretty i think you dont care what people say cause you love it you wrote 110 books keep going you are great and you help a lot of kids. how can you do it wright so many books and still help kids. bye