Remembering Marcia Brown, author/illustrator of over 30 #childrensbooks and winner of 3 Caldecott Medals as well as the Children's Literature Legacy Award (1992). She was also the U.S. nominee (1966 and 1976) for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. #kidlitart #picturebooks #kidlit

Remembering Ashley Bryan, American author/illustrator whose writing draws from the African-American experience. He was the 2006 U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 2009 Children's Literature Legacy Award and many other awards. #childrensbooks #kidlitart

Remembering Ulf Stark, Swedish author and screenwriter who adapted several of his own works for film. An elected member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books, he won the Nordic CHildren's Book Prize in 1998. Astrid Lindgren Prize 1993. #childrensbooks #kidlit

Remembering Lucy Fitch Perkins, American author-illustrator who began writing to supplement family income. Her "Twins" series, 26 in all, would seem very insular and dated now, but she was then Houghton Mifflin's most prolific writer. #childensbooks

And a new one. MUCH easier to write for #HaikuSaturday than to get out there with wheelbarrow, shovel, and all that mulch! #haiku. #poetry

Oldie number 2 for #HaikuSaturday #haiku #poetry

A summer oldie for #HaikuSaturday #haiku #poetry (The ice melts quite fast. I guess I'll just replenish with cold water periodically.)

Remembering E.B. White, co-author of "Elements of Style" and author of 3 fabulous #childrensbooks. He was awarded the National Medal for Literature in 1991 and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now known as the Children's Literature Legacy Award) in 1990. #kidlit

Remembering Hudson Talbott, American author-illustrator known for his work with #childrensbooks. Talbott wrote and illustrated over 27 books. He illustrated the Newbury Honor winner "Show Way" (Jacqueline Woodson), and the ALA Notable and VOYA Honor book "Leonardo's Horse" (Jean Fritz). #kidlitart

Remembering Gordon Laite, he of the witchy nightmares, terrifying monsters & delicate princesses. Illustrator known for his stylized, carefully planned art. He illustrated--delightfully--many Little Golden Books. Born in NYC to immigrants, he was fostered by the Laites. #childrensbooks #picturebooks

A poem that fits the month of July, although I didn't write it with a July focus. Nor was I thinking of bells that have rung for worship, for knells, for freedom...but I think we need bells to ring out for action NOW! #poem #poetry #July #freedom Let freedom ring!

Remembering Mildred Wirt Benson, American journalist and an author for the Stratemeyer Syndicate as one of the Carolyn Keene writers, writing or contributing to 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew mysteries. Edgar Award, 2001, for her Nancy Drew contributions. #childrensbooks #kidlit #mysteries

Remembering Mervyn Peake, English artist, illustrator, poet, and author known for his trilogy, nonsense verse, and his many #childrensbooks. #kidlit

Remembering June Jordan, poet, activist, and single mom, whose 1st published book was "Look at Me," a book of children's poems. She wrote for both children and adults. #childrensbooks #kidlit

Hugs, Katie. I had to do the same a year ago this month and I'm still missing my Tatiyana.

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Remembering Alan Aldridge, self-taught British artist, graphic designer, & illustrator known for his album covers, his work for the Beatles & freelance work for Penguin where he became art director. He collaborated on 2 #childrensbooks and won the 1973 Whitbread Children's Book Award. #kidlitart

We've had the July heat, and I am no fan of heat domes! Now we have the cooling rain. But I wondered about gillyflowers; turns out they're dios anthos (flower of the gods) aka dianthus, aka clove pinks...pink because of the "pinked" edges. #poetry #poem #flowers

Remembering Dhan Gopal Mukerji, first writer of color to win the Newbery Medal, 1928. He started out as a Brahmin priest, decided to pursue an academic career instead, & then became an author. He immigrated to the U.S. His #childrensbooks depict India's diverse cultures and lush landscapes. #kidlit

Just sayin'

Remembering Jill Murphy, British author and illustrator known for her "Worst Witch" series and "Large Family" #picturebooks. Even while viewing herself mainly as a writer, she won several UK illustration awards. #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitart

And here's what I really think of for #4thofJuly --iffy potato salad, flies--and all!

This really happened: my older son's exclamation upon seeing his first fireworks. I'll never forget it, #HaikuSaturday #haiku

So happy the Fourth of July coincides with #HaikuSaturday!

And this, too...the birth of a great--an always great (but not perfect) nation:

Let's get the negative out of the way. I wish it didn't have to be acknowledged, but it does. One has to know what to oppose and why... #4thofJuly

The beginning of the end? Get off the bandwagon while you can. As for me, I'm celebrating our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution, our respect for rule of law, our acceptance of neighbors who are different but who share respect for each other and the promise that is America.

What's in #July meadows? The last, lingering buttercups--so test your love of butter before they're gone.

Hot and humid: perfect firefly weather. Unfortunately, they are losing friendly environments. I'll check outside tonight... #poem #July #poetry