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Wendell Minor

@WendellMinor

Kids book author/illustrator. WILBUR WRIGHT MEETS LADY LIBERTY, SOUTHWEST SUNRISE, TINY BIRD, BREAKING WAVES, CROWBAR, SMITTEN WITH KITTENS

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I am honored to have worked with #DavidMcCullough on so many of his book jackets-the cover of TRUMAN being the most notable. Saying goodbye after a beautiful 50 year friendship is heartbreaking. We treasure the good times we had with David and Rosalee. Rest in Peace my friend.
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Florence Minor@minorart10 May 2022
How true!!
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New projects coming from @MaggieHasHornes, @JustinePWinans, @LitaJudge + more pwne.ws/3wlrR2O
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This Saturday, 11/27, is #SmallBusinessSaturday. Need some books and gifts? Shop at the awesome @HickoryStkBS Lots of signed books are always available too! #shopsmall #shoplocal #smallbusinesssaturday2021 #amex #holidayshopping #childrensbooks #picturebooks #wearcomfyshoes
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Endpaper art for my next #kidlit book.
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Launching #LitWorkshop? Share these books to highlight the relationship between reading & writing.📚✏️💛 @stenhousepub @LitCup @yuyimorales @ReadWithMalcolm @AnikaDenise @paolaesco8ar @andreabeaty @DowPhumiruk @AprilEdit @writingmatthew @drawingrobbi @WendellMinor @HudsonTalbott
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Happy #bookbirthday to CROWBAR, written by Jean Craighead George with Twig George and T. Luke George, illustrated by @WendellMinor—based on the true story of a crow they called the smartest bird in the world!
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10 Bedtime Books for Curious Kids tinyurl.com/328m47yn #amreading #STEM #WomenInSTEM @SteamTeamBooks #scicomm #kidlit #nonfiction @WendellMinor @LitaJudge @candacemfleming @sethasfishman @juliekidsbooks @charlesbridge @SarahBrannen @LernerBooks @LoreeGBurns
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Spending time this summer reading aloud to kids? Here are a few "beach reads" they might enjoy!! 📚💛🌞@NathanBryon @DapsDraws @JessieSima @WendellMinor @eliseparsley @areynoldsbooks @dsantat @BethFerry1 @juanamartinez @SusanWoodBooks @joshfunkbooks #RampedUpReadAloud
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TODAY @ 11AM! Art & nature lovers alike will enjoy this beautifully written & illustrated book about painter Winslow Homer. Robert Burleigh & @WendellMinor will read aloud from the book and discuss the process of making it in a Virtual Celebrity Storytime! fb.me/e/SYEIhTKE
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Celebrate #NationalParkWeek! AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by @WendellMinor honors some of America's wild and historic places like #YosemiteNPS, #MountRushmoreNM, and #YellowstoneNPS.

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10 Bedtime Books for Curious Kids tinyurl.com/328m47yn #scicomm #amreading #parents @SarahBrannen @charlesbridge @LitaJudge @WendellMinor @FlorenceMinor @candacemfleming @sethasfishman
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Author Robert Burleigh lyrically cycles through the seasons and the sea’s changing moods as perceived by the artist Winslow Homer in picture book BREAKING WAVES: WINSLOW HOMER PAINTS THE SEA, with watercolor and gouache art by @WendellMinor: pwne.ws/3rdu8J0
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Our Kindergarten Super Stars are learning about letter recognition with help from the book 'The Magic of Letters' by Tony Johnston & @WendellMinor! Join Mrs. Myers for stories and activities designed to help build school and reading readiness #BPLathome ▶️youtu.be/CrehumjwCpU
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Building Bird Love with Kids & Grandkids tinyurl.com/whhtzhat @WendellMinor @yuvalzommer @JaneYolen @jenwardbooks @SarahBrannen @charlesbridge @SneedCollard @ToniBuzzeo @SANDRA_MARKLE
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Thanks so much for including The Magic of Letters. I had a lot of fun creating images for the wonderful text!
CLA NCTE (@CLA_NCTE) profile pictureCLA NCTE@CLA_NCTE8 Dec 2020
Check out our blogpost From the 2020 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts: Moving From Small to Large Through Play and Imagination @KWsLitCrew @Ms_G_Teaches @WendellMinor @NealPorterBooks @IshtaWrites @abramskids @corachacha @ncte childrensliteratureassembly.…
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I really enjoyed my talk with the terrific Matthew Winner about Southwest Sunrise.
Florence Minor (@minorart) profile pictureFlorence Minor@minorart4 Dec 2020
Wendell talks about collaborating with the wonderful Nikki Grimes on Southwest Sunrise, his love of creating books for children, his collaborations and long friendship with Jean Craighead George, and much, much more. Check it out! #kidlit matthewcwinner.com/post/wend…
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This warms my heart!
Jennifer | Teacher, Writer, Speaker, Kid Podcaster (@JennMBarnes) profile pictureJennifer | Teacher, Writer, Speaker, Kid Podcaster@JennMBarnes12 Nov 2020
Thankful to share #VeteransDay with these amazing 5-yr-old learners! We were so inspired by @WendellMinor and his intricate illustrations of places we now know and love. Hooray for "America The Beautiful," the perfect text to explore our country! @richland2_cfi
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Florence Minor@minorart14 Oct 2020
Can you imagine a world without your local Independent Bookstore? If we don't support them, it will happen. Here's our favorite local Indie: @HickoryStickBS #ShopIndie #BoxedOut Please retweet.
Community Bookstore (@CommunityBkstr) profile pictureCommunity Bookstore@CommunityBkstr9 Oct 2020
SOS: 20% of indie bookstores might not survive the year. October 13 and 14 we're hosting the Don't Box Out Bookstores Event. Calling all journalists, activists, and book lovers to help spread the word! Please save our stores #ShopIndie #BoxedOut
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