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Kathy Jo Watson @KatPopWat2

Writer - special needs mom - forever a journalist @SCBWIOKAR #365PictureBooks Auth of MY CITY IS A FORT. Featured in #BoyMomsBook

Joined January 2018
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Kathy Jo Watson@KatPopWat2
Mar 21
Replying to @LitAgentKatieM
Dueling narrators describe the best & worst camping trip ever, from traveling like pirates with a broken GPS to lunch at a bait shop thanks to a campsite-wrecking bear. *Campingland* meets *Days Like This* in ARE WE THERE YET? where wildly different stories are both true. #PB #HA
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Day 121 #365PictureBooks IS IT SPRING? Kevin Henkes Flowers in the garden and the birds in the sky, but still wind and clouds…and snow? The wacky weather of March and April shines in beautiful watercolor & ink as critters (and kids) wait for Spring. #kidlit
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Excited/nervous/so-done-with-it! New PB manuscript hits the query trenches this week. Fly free, little story! #WritingCommmunity

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Day 120 #365PictureBooks BECAUSE OF A SHOE Julie Fogliano & Marla Frazee More toddler power! But this lyrical, funny slice-of-life story is an Ode to a Tantrum. And I get it. Shoes are tight, lumpy & awful. (#TeamBarefoot) Very relatable & very sweet. #kidlit
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Baby dragon? 🐉
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Day 119 #365PictureBooks HOLD Randy Ribay & Zeke Peña Love the toddler power in this book where a little guy discovers a new skill & playfully challenges Dad as they try to get out the door. Minimum text, maximum toddler worldview & hats off to this patient parent! #kidlit
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I still don’t like summer, but these hydrangeas are hard to deny!
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Day 118 #365PictureBooks IGUANA MISS YOU! Sandra Boynton Brand new Boynton with her classically cute critters & easy-to-read rhymes, but also a surprising tug at the heartstrings. Sad iguanas don’t want you to move away (and the Moose will Moose you very much, too). #kidlit
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Got to be a #PBfangirl today at the NWA Book Fest! Exciting to meet creators like Zeke Pena, Ashley Franklin and Mariana Llanos! Can’t wait to share some of their fun books on #365PictureBooks #kidlit #writingcommunity @SCBWIOKAR
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Day 117 #365PictureBooks FIERCE AUNTIES Laurel Goodluck & Steph Littlebird This book is rooted in Native American culture, but also universal in its celebration of the special women who are a child’s fierce supporters, role models & listening ears. #kidlit
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I’m not much of a summer person, but I do like cool bugs. Found a grapevine beetle in the yard today!
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Day 116 #365PictureBooks 102 by Matthew Cordell Old meets new as a boy & a cricket go on a tiny nighttime adventure in this classic-feeling tale. But the book’s traditional feel was created by a multi-colored, multi-scented clicky pen! So fun! #kidlit
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Day 115 #365PictureBooks DINOSAUR DAYS Courtney Pippin-Mathur & Pauline Gregory Everything is better with dinosaurs! Spunky Izzy Rae leads the stomping & chomping in this story filled with color & energy. Fun example of letting kids be kids. #kidlit
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Mine almost died by being forced to eat soup. Tragic.
Courtney Ellis 🎈@courtneyellis
Jun 2
Ways I have tried to poison my children, according to my children: • Bread with the crust still on • Sun-dried tomatoes • A little bit of rosemary • Anything involving lentils • Not enough ice cream • Tea
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Day 114 #365PictureBooks THROUGH THE TELESCOPE Charles R. Smith, Jr & Evening Monteiro Poetic, informative story inside early life of astronaut Mae Jemison. Looks to the stars with dreamy wonder & scientific curiosity to spark young space fans. ( astro vocab!) #kidlit
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I spy a Funnel Weaver waiting patiently for its dinner.
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Finally cracked the code on a revision this afternoon! Feels a bit like magic when that happens. #WritingCommmunity #kidlit

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Day 113 #365PictureBooks PIG TOWN PARTY Lian Cho Best party ever! When a cutie gets a surprise invitation to Pig Town, she has a ball with the costumes, dancing & the best strawberry cupcakes! But she can’t help wondering why she was on the guest list. #kidlit
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Day 112 #365PictureBooks MONSTER HANDS Karen Kane & Jonas McMillan, Dion MBD Friends are the best…especially when you need help with a monster under your bed. Using sign language to talk from their windows, two kids play with shadows and tackle the night. #kidlit
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May 29
This morning's special: compliments and encouragement, with a side of Cookie Monster and Ted McGinley.
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