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Monday, January 26, 2015 2:57:49 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled The Power of Fan Mail:
Judy said, "I recently got a couple of fan letteremails, actuallyabout my Tails of Frederick and Ishbu books: Are you going to make any more Frederick and Ishbu adventure books? I read both of those books in two days, so could you at least think about..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:33 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled The Secret Chicken Society Awarded Oregon Spirit Award:
Judy said, "The Secret Chicken Society won The Oregon Spirit Book Award in the Juvenile category. The award, sponsored by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English, selects Oregon authors who make a distinguished contribution to childrens literature or..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:32 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Welcome to the Blog Hop!:
Judy said, "Thanks to multitalented childrens author Bruce Hale for the invitation to this blog hop! Heres a link to his website where you can read about his new picture book, CLARK THE SHARK and his School for Spies series for middle grade: Bruce..." more
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:36:03 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled The Next Big Thing Blog Tour!:
Judy said, "The Next Big Thing is here! What is it? Its a terrific blog event that shines a spotlight on authors upcoming book releases. The event was originally launched in Australia and is now spreading around the world. I received my tag from..." more
Sunday, January 13, 2013 8:04:00 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled the secret chicken society honored:
Judy said, "The Secret Chicken Society is now out in paperback, making a perfect selection for book clubs and literature circles! It was recently honored with being named to the Chicago Public Library's "BEST OF THE BEST 2012" list of children's books:..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:11:09 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot:
Judy said, "Now available in paperback--a new edition of The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot! One of the hardest things about being an author these days is seeing a favorite book go out of print. In the olden, golden days of children's books, books stayed..." more
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:20:07 AM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Happy Spring:
Judy said, "My new book, The Secret Chicken Society is now available from your favorite bookstore. Here's a brief description: When Daniel finds out that his class is going to hatch chicks as a science project, he is thrilled. He's sure that his parents will..." more
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:58:07 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled The Snuggle Factor:
Judy said, "Baby, its cold outside! Im watching snowflakes drift past my window, a mug of steaming hot chocolate in my hand, carols on the radio. Time to cuddle up with a good book. Speaking of cuddling, I have a theory about how children learn to read...." more
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:53:20 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Oregon Book Award Finalist:
Judy said, "I'm thrilled to announce that NORA AND THE TEXAS TERROR has been named a finalist for the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature, one of the Oregon Book Awards, for 2012! Many of the other nominees in my category are good friends..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:39:37 AM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Highlights of 2011:
Judy said, "This has been an amazing year for me, both personally and professionally! Here are some of the highlights: January--I sold a new Mouse picture book to Holiday House, tentatively titled SNOWMOUSE. It will release in Fall 2012. I taught "Writing..." more
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 4:28:25 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled THE TWELVE BOOKS OF CHRISTMAS:
Judy said, "When my son was young, our holiday tradition was to buy a new Christmas book every year. That, coupled with the books other people gave us, and all of the I-cant-resist-this-one extras that I bought, soon led us to a HUMONGOUS collection. We kept..." more
Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:03:31 AM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled The Important Thing About Picture Books:
Judy said, "November is Picture Book Month! In honor of the occasion, I am re-running a blog post I wrote last year. THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT PICTURE BOOKS Recently, an article in the New York Times..." more
Saturday, November 5, 2011 1:12:01 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Thanksgiving Giveaway:
Judy said, "Just in time for Thanksgiving! Because I'm feeling grateful for all my readers, I'm giving away a signed copy of the first Mouse book--ONE IS A FEAST FOR MOUSE. Enter to win. Send me an email at Gtrmouse@aol.com with the subject line:..." more
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:35:00 AM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled October is National Bullying Prevention Month:
Judy said, "October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Several of my books are used in school anti-bullying programs as discussion starters. At the heart of my chapter books, I write about relationships--how to get along with others,treat one another..." more
Saturday, October 15, 2011 5:39:18 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled My Trip to the National Book Festival , or Tim and Judy's Excellent Adventure:
Judy said, "Wow! What a stupendous trip! My husband and I flew to Washington, D. C. on Friday, September 23. Picture acres of white tents pitched on the National Mall between the Washington monument and the Capitol building. Like the book lover I am, I'd seen..." more
Saturday, September 10, 2011 9:30:57 AM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Mrs. Millie Goes to Washington, D. C.:
Judy said, "Mrs. Millie is going to Washington, D. C.! I've been invited to help host the Oregon table at the Pavilion of States at the National Book Festival in Washington, D. C. on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Each year, a different Oregon author is..." more
Friday, April 22, 2011 4:21:50 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Word by Word and Keynote Butterflies:
Judy said, "I had a great time at the SCBWI-Utah/Southern Idaho Regional Conference last week. Not only did we rock, we rocked out! Move over Rock Bottom Remainders--here comes "Banned"! But before I got to pick up my bass and play, first I had to give the..." more
Saturday, April 2, 2011 4:26:27 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Best Books of 2011:
Judy said, "Happy News! Two of my books, CINCO DE MOUSE-O! (Holiday House; illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler)and CARMEN LEARNS ENGLISH (Holiday House; illustrated by Angela Dominguez) have been chosen as Best Children's Books of 2011 by the Bank Street College..." more
Thursday, March 3, 2011 4:57:07 PM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Here:
Judy said, "I recently had a wonderful time in Prince George, British Columbia. In spite of some travel mishaps (maybe someday I'll write a humorous account of my travel mishaps--but right now they are still NOT funny)I was treated like royalty by three..." more
Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:21:04 AM
Judy Cox wrote a blog post titled Exciting New Opportunity:
Judy said, "Recently I took a trip to Washington D. C. where I was fortunate to meet Diane Kidd, the illustrator of my book, WEIRD STORIES FROM THE LONESOME CAFE. Diane works at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. You might know that WEIRD STORIES FROM THE..." more