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    J. Patrick Lewis, Former Children’s Poet Laureate
    By Amy Meythaler
    In Author Interviews
    Posted February 19, 2015

    J. Patrick Lewis, Former Children’s Poet Laureate

    “Poetry hit me, at the age of 40, like a pie in the face. A banana cream pie happily, which I love,” shares J. Patrick Lewis, an award-winning children’s poet. Though a bit unconventional, Lewis’ [...]

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    Dynamo DiCamillo Champions Crusade to Encourage Summer Reading
    By Amy Meythaler
    In Author Interviews
    Posted February 11, 2015

    Dynamo DiCamillo Champions Crusade to Encourage Summer Reading

    It is a fact: Minnesota is a great place for children’s literature. Award-winning Author Kate DiCamillo is here. The Collaborative Summer Library Program was founded here. And Mackin Educational [...]

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