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Mr. Rogers Meets Ezra Jack Keats

Mr. Rogers Meets Ezra Jack Keats

If you don't know already there are two awesome people that I look forward to meeting when I leave here at the ripe old age of 105, Mr. Fred Rogers and Ezra Jack Keats. I just love these two guys from my childrhood. They opened me up to illustrating and telling stories and I learned and am stilling learning so much from them both. Here is a video of the two together talking about how children's books are made. It's a rare treasure and treat to see them both together! It makes
Back With A Vengeance

Back With A Vengeance

Hey there Blogger family and friends. Keepin' it 100! Me thinking out loud. Note to self: We hear so much negative stuff and y'all know me by now so Imma say something positive and keep it moving. Sometimes it not other people it's us. We think and say things about ourselves and a lot of it isn't true. You are not your debt, breakup, lack, depression, unemployment, mistake, etc that you are experiencing right now. YOU are so much more! We could all benefit from saying s
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