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Dreams of Freedom: In Words and Pictures
edited by Janetta Otter-Barry, designed by Judith Escreet, with a Foreword by Michael Morpurgo
(Amnesty International/Frances Lincoln, 2015)

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KIDS PLACE LIVE
"The Absolute Mindy" Show
(a kids' arts and entertainment radio channel)

MINDY THOMAS, the host/DJ, will be interviewing Muriel at or around 4 PM

If you can, tune in
Muriel's first picture book, WHEN LOUIS ARMSTRONG TAUGHT ME TO SCAT,
http://www.amazon.com/When-Louis-Armstrong-Taught-Scat/dp/0811851311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234904621&sr=1-1
was just published by CHRONICLE BOOKS


It is amazing
Has received amazing reviews
(No surprise there. I watched it grow)

TUNE IN, please, if you can

Muriel is a special friend
Muriel has stood by my side through so much

I would love her even if I didn't think she was one of the most truly gifted authors and poets I have EVER met. I don't say those words lightly.
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MORE ON XM KIDS PLACE LIVE:
something to think about as another stop on your book promotional tours:

From a WASHINGTON POST ("Outsiders Guide to XM Radio") article:


Mindy Thomas is music director and on-air host of "Absolutely Mindy" on XM Kids. (Photo by Leslie Walker, Washington Post)

Just down the hallway, in another soundproof room, Mindy Thomas holds forth. Thomas is one of the deejays on the XM Kids station and -- judging from the plentiful crayon art on the walls -- a minor demigod among kid-listeners everywhere. Mindy's show, "Absolutely Mindy," features her playing a kid who lives in a drawer. She also reports on a fake state called Califlordia, and regular listeners call in to report on fake traffic and weather.

In fact, Thomas is a adult who is dressed in fleece and has her hair in a ponytail. Her workspace looks like a 8-year-old child's bedroom, except for the panels of flat screened computers that help her monitor what's going on air, and what songs are in the queue. Every couple of minutes, she fiddles with a mouse and occasionally rearranges her playlist, much of which comes from XM's database of nearly 3 million songs. Like people who deejay in other genres, Thomas is the curator of her own music. Some of the songs include theme songs from kids shows and movies, or The Beatles's "Octopus's Garden," which would be new to young children. Occasionally, listeners or parents write in with their own suggestions. One of her most-requested "tunes" is a guy banging on his toaster and singing about toast.

Muriel told me Jane Yolen was a recent guest on this show. (Have to check for archives.)
I just heard "The Donkey Song" as per a request from a kid in Missouri. "Hee--Haaaww" never sounded so breathy and sexy. It was pretty darn funny.

If you are a Sponge Bob fan, you'll find plenty of friends and be in good company on this show. ;>