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About Nancy
Nancy Kelly Allen is a former primary school librarian who is an award-winning author of 13 picture books with 7 more in various stages of publication: The Munched-Up Flower Garden (Red Rock Press 2006); Daniel Boone: Trail Blazer (Pelican Press 2005); three books published by Picture Window Press 2004: Whose Food Is This? Whose House Is This? and Whose Noise Is This?; On the Banks of the Amazon ... More
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| 12/18/2016 | Picture Book Savvy, Part 3 (0 Comments )
 Picture book text keeps getting shorter. A couple of decades ago, the target number for most publishers was 1000+. Not today. In order to write a successful picture book for traditional markets, the action has to be distilled into as few words as... Read the rest of this post |
| 12/11/2016 | Picture Book Saavy, Part 2 (0 Comments )
 In creating a story for the picture book crowd, we have to ask, What is the want? In last week’s example, I used—I want to win every game. Now we need to ask—Why is that important? Is it because the child thinks the parents expect... Read the rest of this post |
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Books 1 - 4 of 14 from Nancy's published works, View all 14 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Whose Food Is This?: A Look at What Animals Eat - Leaves, Bugs, and Nuts... Illustrator: Denise Shea, Derrick Alderman Publisher: Picture Window Books |
Ages 4-8 |
09/01/2004 Add | |||
| 3 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Whose Sound Is This?: A Look at Animal Noises - Chirps, Clicks, and Hoot... Illustrator: Denise Shea, Derrick Alderman Publisher: Picture Window Books |
Ages 4-8 |
09/01/2004 Add | |||
| 3 Reviews | |||||
| 3. On The Banks Of The Amazon:En (Hardcover) Author: Eida de La Vega Illustrator: Eida de La Vega, Elizabeth Driessen Publisher: Raven Tree Press C O Delta |
Ages 4-8 |
08/01/2003 Add | |||
| 5 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Once Upon A Dime (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School &... Illustrator: Adam Doyle Publisher: Tandem Library |
Ages 4-8 |
02/01/2002 Add | |||
| 6 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Odile Delattre on 3/8/2010 at 1:42 AM:
Hello Nancy,
Happy International Women's Day !
Odile
Hello Nancy,
Happy International Women's Day !
Odile
Comment by BYRON WALTERS on 11/5/2009 at 7:54 AM:
a beautiful person; full of life and creates an aura of goodness to those in association with her and hopefully a good friend
a beautiful person; full of life and creates an aura of goodness to those in association with her and hopefully a good friend
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