#Patricia Toht

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Season's Readings: Pick a Perfect Easter Egg

Pick a Perfect Egg, by Patricia Toht/Illustrated by Jarvis, (Feb. 2023, Candlewick Press), $17.99, ISBN: 9781536228472 Ages 3-5 I really enjoy a good holiday story from Toht and Jarvis, who’ve created holiday stories like Pick a Pine Tree and Pick a Pumpkin. Pick a Perfect Easter Egg celebrates a child and mother getting ready for Easter, from their trip to a farm to choose eggs, going home to…

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What's Here Wednesday: Face Changing Pumpkin

This expressive pumpkin can seem charming one moment, and then turn fiendishly spooky in the next! You can check it out from the TMC for some fun frights in your classroom, along with a book straight from the TMC Easy's pumpkin patch. 🎃

Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins by Diane Ochiltree

Albert's Halloween by Leslie Tryon

Pumpkins! by Jacqueline Farmer

Pumpkin Town! by Katie McKy

Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht

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Totally Youthful Tuesday

This book isn’t a classic as far as I know, but it really should be. All the other trees around this little fir have been chosen by families to go in and be their Christmas tree, but it has not. But, fear not, the forest animals are there to cheer up the crooked fir, and prove that family isn’t just about blood (or bark or roots?). There’s also the awesome message that every living thing is who they are supposed to be.

Such beautiful messages, and the art goes right along with it and makes the story come alive. A great book.

You may like this book If you Liked: Otto the Ornament by Troy Cummings, Through the North Pole Snow by Polly Faber, or Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht

The Tree That’s Meant To Be by Yuval Zommer

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Pick a Perfect Egg by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis

Pick a Perfect Egg by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis. Candlewick Press, 2023. 9781536228472 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Holiday/Easter What did you like about the book? Delightful digital art and lilting rhyming text make this Easter egg themed picture book a sweet addition to books for the holiday. Readers follow two…

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I interviewed my five year old daughter Phoebe about this Halloween picture book. She loves it and it’s perfect for this season. It’s told in enjoyable rhyme, the illustrations are gorgeous and full of surprises, and it features a diverse family at its center. ⁣

Q. What is this book about? ⁣

A. It’s about Halloween and picking pumpkins. ⁣

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Q. What was your favorite thing about this book? ⁣

A. My favorite thing about the book is counting the pumpkins and seeing the pretty pictures. ⁣

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Q. What is something that happened in this book? ⁣

A. They carved pumpkins. ⁣

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Q. Would you tell your friends to read this book? Why?

A. Yes. Because it’s really fun and they are picking pumpkins and putting on their costumes and trick or treating.

Q. Is there anything else you want to say about this book? ⁣

A. There’s like so many kids dressing up like witches and bats and mummies and all kinds of things. Wasn’t this book really fun? I really liked it! ⁣

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INEX! Not fanfic related, I'm afraid, but you're a librarian, maybe you can help? I have a five year old cousin who was raised to be pretty feminist, but somehow got the idea in her head that some jobs are for women and some for men. I'm helping her mom fight this by providing book recommendations, and I've got a good list already, but I was wondering if you, a professional book wrangler, had any suggestions?

Hey Anon, I’ve been sitting on this one for a little while, mostly because I’m not a children’s librarian, so I don’t have as much personal experience with the sort of books you’re looking for as might be desired.

That said, here’s a handful that looked promising to me:

LMNO Peas, by Keith Baker

LMNO Pea-quel, by Keith Baker

When We Grow Up, by Melanie Walsh

I Want To Be… , by Fariza Zaman

Dress Like a Girl, by Patricia Toht

The Truly Brave Princesses, by Dolores Brown

Can a Princess Be a Firefighter?, by Carole P. Roman

Let me know if any of those are helpful, yeah?

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Pick a Pumpkin

The creators of Pick a Pine Tree are back with a joyful, energetic celebration of a Halloween tradition. Pick a pumpkin from the patch. Tall and lean or short and fat. Vivid orange, ghostly white, or speckled green, might be just right. Pairing a wonderfully rhythmic read-aloud text with expressive retro illustrations, author Patricia Toht and illustrator Jarvis capture all the excitement and familial feeling of a favorite holiday tradition. Readers will be happy to follow along with each step, from picking out the perfect specimen at the pumpkin patch (be sure to stop for cider and toffee apples) to carting it home, scooping out the insides, carving a scary face, and finally lighting a candle inside — savoring the familiar ritual of transforming an ordinary pumpkin into a one-of-a-kind glowing jack-o’-lantern.

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New Christmas Books from 2017

I’ve loved Christmas books my entire life.  I treasure my copy of Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree from childhood.  I’m always eager to find new gems each year.  Below are my favorites this year. Pick A Pine Tree by Patricia Toht and illustrated by Jarvis – A festive read-aloud brimming with all the joy and excitement of Christmastime — beginning, of course, with picking out a tree! The Little…

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PICK A PUMPKIN, by Patricia Toht, Illustrated by Jarvis, Candlewick Press

PICK A PUMPKIN, by Patricia Toht, Illustrated by Jarvis, Candlewick Press

Pick a pumpkin from the patch. Tall and lean or short and fat. Vivid orange, ghostly white, or speckled green, might be just right.

Pairing a wonderfully rhythmic read-aloud text with expressive retro illustrations, author Patricia Toht and illustrator Jarvis capture all the excitement and familial feeling of a favorite holiday tradition. Readers will be happy to follow along with each step,…

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Taxi, Go is a rhyming run through town

Taxi, Go!, by Patricia Toht/Illustrated by Maria Karipidou, (Feb. 2024, Candlewick Press), $17.99, ISBN: 9781536231533 Ages 2-5 An adorable, big-eyed taxi has a busy day ahead in this sweet rhyming story. Waking up and driving to the heart of town, Taxi picks up fares and drops them off at all sorts of places, from a business meetings to shops to concerts. The last fare of the day is a family…

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Come with us aboard the London bus. Let’s take a fantastic ride, through the streets both narrow and wide. Let’s see the sights that stimulate and thrill. Aboard the bus, excitement you will feel.

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Together With You by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis

Together With You by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536223514  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Together With You is an endearing story of the love and companionship between grandmother and grandchild throughout the seasons of a year.  The rhyming text and gorgeous…

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I’ve thrown my hat into the ring with this entry to the Prairie Writer’s & Illustrator’s Day Masthead Contest. Inspired by a Patricia Toht poem about the Montgolfier brother’s historic flight with a rooster, a duck and a sheep.

Voting start on July 1st, for all SCBWI members. :)

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Great article for all writers!

Great article for all writers!

Marketing a Picture Book in a Pandemic ~ by Patricia Toht https://groggorg.blogspot.com/2020/05/marketing-picture-book-in-pandemic-by.html?fbclid=IwAR16-KjwJeQxk8Ke2KuG2ma_TIWjxiPujPpfcT-6w6Tw5oR0agiXhJLJ11o