http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/05/21/top-100-picture-books-71-stellaluna-by-janell-cannon/ A School Library Journal Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 00:34:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/05/21/top-100-picture-books-71-stellaluna-by-janell-cannon/#comment-769684 Ed Spicer Mon, 21 May 2012 16:52:47 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=12858#comment-769684 Janell used to work with my wife Ann at the Carlsbad Public Library in California. When Janell moved on to write picture books, Ann and the rest of the staff put on their smiley faces while secretly lamenting the fact that they no longer had a person to do homemade, hand-drawn birthday cards on staff. Ann has a Janell birthday card or two and we have both visited her home and have seen several of her original paintings. This is a favorite of mine to read to my first graders. I don't think I have ever missed a year reading it. And the really good news is that this book was a favorite even before I knew that Janell worked at the library with Ann. I loved reading this book to my own children. Stellaluna is among the very first books that I purchased for my first grade library. Good to see it on this list; it definitely belongs! Janell used to work with my wife Ann at the Carlsbad Public Library in California. When Janell moved on to write picture books, Ann and the rest of the staff put on their smiley faces while secretly lamenting the fact that they no longer had a person to do homemade, hand-drawn birthday cards on staff. Ann has a Janell birthday card or two and we have both visited her home and have seen several of her original paintings. This is a favorite of mine to read to my first graders. I don’t think I have ever missed a year reading it. And the really good news is that this book was a favorite even before I knew that Janell worked at the library with Ann. I loved reading this book to my own children. Stellaluna is among the very first books that I purchased for my first grade library. Good to see it on this list; it definitely belongs!

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