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Sunday, September 26, 2010 9:20:04 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled National Punctuation Day:
Moira said, "I hope you all enjoyed the day. Here's a story from one class of 2nd graders:Let's just say that THANKS to Moira Rose Donohue, Queen of Punctuation, our day was a HUGE success! In my daughter's 2nd grade class we started the time with listening to..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 11:30:41 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Podcast:
Moira said, "If you want the stories behind the stories, listen to my Albert Whitman podcast about how I came to write ALFIE and PENNY: ..." more
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 6:07:18 PM
Moira Donohue commented on Wendy Shang's Profile:
Moira said, "Welcome - great photo and profile."
Monday, September 20, 2010 6:18:51 PM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled National Punctuation Day Skype:
Moira said, "In celebration of National Punctuation Day on Friday, September 24, Grow Up With Books did a Skype visit with the Queen of Punctuation (me!). Check out the sounds of punctuation, as read by the Queen at: ..." more
Friday, September 10, 2010 1:11:01 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled National Punctuation Day Give-away:
Moira said, "It's only two weeks until National Punctuation Day! I hope you will do something to celebrate - a parade? a bee? a visit from me? To celebrate, I am giving away a free, signed copy of PENNY AND THE PUNCTUATION BEE. Go to Goodreads.com and sign..." more
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:27:51 PM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled The 4:00 Book Hook:
Moira said, "Back to school, back to punctuation. Please check out my article about punctuation books and playful ways to teach punctuation in the September issue of The 4:00 Book Hook. This is syndicated from PUNCTUATION PLAYGROUND - Fun for teachers and..." more
Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:23:43 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled SPAM:
Moira said, "I apologize to my readers for the spam comments that continue to get posted here. Does anyone know how to stop it? This is syndicated from PUNCTUATION PLAYGROUND - Fun for teachers and punctuation lovers!, and written by Moira Donohue."
Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:23:43 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled BRUSH UP YOUR GRAMMAR:
Moira said, "I am collecting grammar questions for a writers' program I have agreed to do called "Brush Up Your Grammar." What grammar and/or punctuation issue gives you the most trouble? Is it that pesky semi-colon? The use of gerunds? Subject-verb..." more
Saturday, June 5, 2010 8:03:44 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Reflections on Harrisonburg:
Moira said, "Yesterday I visited two elementary schools in Harrisonburg, VA: Stone Spring and Spotswood. WOW, what a treat! I met some awesome teachers and some truly amazing kids. After listening to the young authors at Spotswood, I am SURE I'll be seeing..." more
Thursday, June 3, 2010 7:05:39 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled ALA 2010 is in DC!:
Moira said, "OK punctuation lovers: the Queen of Punctuation (ME!) will be signing books at ALA on Saturday, June 26, at 1 p.m. at Albert Whitman's booth and on Sunday, June 27, at 2 p.m. at Follett Library Resources. Come by with your grammar/punctuation..." more
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:04:23 PM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled And the winner is...:
Moira said, "Names on little slips of paper swirled around in a bowl, and the one that I pulled out was...(note the ellipsis):Jo BrielynThanks to everyone for taking part and congratulations to Jo. I will let Alison know and she will be in touch to find out how..." more
Friday, March 19, 2010 7:05:40 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Speaking of Punctuation...:
Moira said, "Below is another guest blog about punctuation and writing, this one from author Alison Hart. And Alison is offering a give-away of her latest book, EMMA'S RIVER. To enter, leave a comment with your email address. On March 31, 2010, I will put..." more
Sunday, February 28, 2010 8:44:27 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Guest Blog from Author Beckie Weinheimer:
Moira said, "I've spent several hours this morning adding commas and semi-colons to my manuscript. A tidy little hand has written them in for me, where they belong. Whose tidy hand? My trusted writing friend--Moira Rose Donohue! She loves me and believes in my..." more
Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:50:04 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Why We Need Punctuation!:
Moira said, "OK, you must check this out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-eat-Grandma-or-Lets-eat-Grandma-Punctuation-saves-lives/276265851258?ref=cm_dly_lnk&v=wall. While I am not a grammar or punctuation stickler, I truly believe we need punctuation of..." more
Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:48:37 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Check this out!:
Moira said, "You have to read this article about using the apostrophe (and how to teach it!). It's especially handy with regard to the possessive plural nouns!!!http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-teach-and-learn-plurals-and-the-apostrophe This is syndicated from..." more
Friday, January 22, 2010 11:58:23 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Young Writers at ISA:
Moira said, "I had a great visit with the 2nd through 6th grade boys at ISA this morning - what an appreciative and well-mannered audience. They had some great questions and a few told me that they like to write stories. Are there some future authors among..." more
Monday, January 11, 2010 6:11:50 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled THE Punctuation Mark of 2009:
Moira said, "The results are in. And the winner is...THE DASH!Thanks to everyone who voted and who made such ardent arguments in favor of his or her choice. This is syndicated from PUNCTUATION PLAYGROUND - Fun for teachers and punctuation lovers!, and written..." more
Saturday, January 9, 2010 7:33:50 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Punctuation Mark of the Year:
Moira said, "I read in the news today about how linguists and lexicographers met to determine the word of the year (tweet) and the word of the decade (Google). That made me think: what I would nominate as the punctuation mark of the year? Vote here and tune in..." more
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:48:40 PM
Moira Donohue commented on Tom Hannah's Profile:
Moira said, "Your book looks adorable - best of luck with it. I will have to get a copy!"
Friday, November 20, 2009 9:41:25 PM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Punctuation Rocked at Browne Academy:
Moira said, "Wow, I had a wonderful day at Browne Academy in Alexandria! With grades K-2, we read ALFIE THE APOSTROPHE and did some awesome magic tricks. Grades 3-4 had a fabulous punctuation bee - congratulations to Sarah who was the winner! I had a great time..." more
Friday, November 6, 2009 10:40:02 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled Young Writers Bloom!:
Moira said, "I participated in Swanson Middle School's annual Career Day this morning, and although I was somewhat upstaged by a German shepherd puppy (last time I did a career day, it was a bomb-sniffing dog), I had a great time! I met some very enthusiastic..." more
Monday, November 2, 2009 1:02:10 AM
Moira Donohue wrote a blog post titled The Punctuation Bee:
Moira said, "For my book PENNY AND THE PUNCTUATION BEE, I invented the term and the event. But I was inspired by the idea of the spelling bee, which is how I came up with the name. Ever wonder where the term "spelling bee" came from? Well, here's a link to an..." more
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 5:35:12 PM
Moira Donohue made friends with Carol Cole