Summer days like these remind me of Barbara Cooney's beautiful illustrations of the coast of Maine and the wonderful story of Miss Rumphius. This week's favorite thing is my Maine Book Project. I thought it would be nice to bring a small library of books about Maine themes by Maine authors to the UK with me. Fortunately, Maine has a wealth of talented children's book authors. A big thank you to artists Jean Swan and Juliette Mitchell for their incredible artwork on the book bags, some of which are pictured above. And thank you to local authors Mary Train, Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Kevin Hawkes, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Toni Buzzeo for helping with books.
Also a big thank you to Delorme maps for a map of the State of Maine for my classroom and Representative Meredith Strang Burgess for both an American flag and a Maine flag to bring with me to the UK. I truly appreciated not only the material objects, time and talent that people donated to my book project but also their kind words of support and encouragement on my teaching adventure. Thank you!
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