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Monday, August 29, 2016 7:05:09 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Lizzy Rockwell - August 30:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Lizzy Rockwell - August 30In 2014, our family had a big author birthday celebration for Anne Rockwell. A few weeks later I received an email from Lizzy Rockwell, Anne's daughter and children's book illustrator, thanking us for..." more
Sunday, August 28, 2016 7:03:03 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Virginia Lee Burton - August 30:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Virginia Lee Burton - August 30(August 30, 1909 - October 15, 1968)Our family has celebrated over 300 author birthdays, but never two on the same day! Virginia Lee Burton and Lizzy Rockwell share the same birthday of August 30th. We..." more
Saturday, August 20, 2016 7:54:02 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Arthur Yorinks - August 21:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Arthur Yorinks - August 21Ideas are coming! Ideas are coming! Some of my ideas come out of nowhere and land in my head. Sometimes I am skeptical and have to ask myself, How could I ever let that idea into one of my blog posts?This..." more
Monday, August 15, 2016 8:18:44 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Michael Buckley - August 16:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Michael Buckley - August 16My two boys would not be classified as daredevils. They wouldn't be classified as cowards either. I would probably describe them as cautious stuntmen. When they were younger they were eager to learn the..." more
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 8:23:27 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, LeUyen Pham - August 10:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, LeUyen Pham - August 10Klopp. Klopp. Klopp. Klopp."Dad, can I wear these shoes to the store?""No, but you can keep your princess dress on."Klopp. Klopp....No. Noooo."No princess shoes on the steps!""I won't fall, Dad."Klopp. Klopp...." more
Monday, August 1, 2016 8:41:50 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Christian Robinson - August 2:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Christian Robinson - August 2On the first day of second grade, my teacher gave each student in my class a worksheet to complete. The title of the worksheet was A Time Capsule About Me and it had a list of fourteen..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 9:39:01 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Aaron Becker - July 14:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Aaron Becker - July 14Last summer I met Aaron Becker at the Mazza Museum. I told him about our blog and asked if he would share his birthday with us so we could plan a celebration. He said, "My birthday was just three days ago."363..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 2:02:57 AM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Patricia Polacco - July 11:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Patricia Polacco - July 11I was lucky enough to hear Patricia Polacco speak at the Mazza Museum Fall Conference 2013. My notes from her talk are sparse. I remember just listening. Hanging on to each of her words. She spoke of Mr...." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:51:17 AM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Laurie Keller - July 3:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Laurie Keller - July 3My son's elementary school had Right to Read Week at the end of May. The theme for the week was the Olympics. My responsibility was to design a reading room for all the first and second grade classes to visit. I..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:50:08 AM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Sophie Blackall - July 2:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Sophie Blackall - July 2Today I told my children, "We are celebrating our 300th author birthday." They looked at me with disbelief and said, "What!?! NO WAY!"I can't believe it either. I can remember how excited I felt when we..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:35:11 AM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Adam Lehrhaupt - June 28:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Adam Lehrhaupt - June 28Last March, I received a tweet from Adam Lehrhaupt after we celebrated Ame Dyckman's birthday. At the time, I had no idea that the sweets from Ame's birthday and the exchange of tweets with Adam would lead to..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:29:50 AM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Eric Carle - June 25:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Eric Carle - June 25One of the greatest lessons I have learned during my 11 years as a stay-at-home dad is that if you are willing to cook it or bake it yourself it will probably be cheaper, healthier, or taste better than buying it..." more
Monday, June 20, 2016 12:28:56 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Steve Johnson - June 20:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Steve Johnson - June 20Reading and learning with my children is what defines me as father. I tell people all the time that writing this blog has made me a better dad and I believe that. It has inspired me to be active in my..." more
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:03:18 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Angela Johnson - June 18:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Angela Johnson - June 18Over the years, I developed a misunderstanding about when and how slavery ended in America. I could blame my school for not addressing it or a teacher for not teaching it or myself for not learning it. You see..." more
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 12:44:57 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Jon Agee - April 19:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Jon Agee - April 19It was five years ago when we first celebrated Jon Agee's birthday with an author birthday blog post. Many things have changed with our family since that first celebration, but something that hasn't changed is how..." more
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 12:44:57 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Jeff Mack - May 2:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Jeff Mack - May 2AH HA! A new author birthday blog post! In the month of May? For real?I am so thankful to start off this month celebrating Jeff Mack's birthday. Not just because he is a really funny guy (HA HA!) and a talented..." more
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 12:44:57 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Deborah Freedman - May 6:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Deborah Freedman - May 6I feel thankful as I write this blog post after a morning walk to school with my children. The end of last week was rainy as was the beginning of this week. Today the sun was out and the sky was bright blue...." more
Saturday, April 9, 2016 7:19:46 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Elise Parsley - April 10:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Elise Parsley - April 10Origami makes me anxious. It should be a relaxing activity. Right? One of the most common origami projects is the peace crane. It should be peaceful to make one. But for me, its not peaceful at all! I glaze..." more
Friday, April 8, 2016 5:25:40 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Cale Atkinson - April 9:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Cale Atkinson - April 9I am really excited for the future of children's picture books! There are so many new and talented authors and illustrators creating amazing stories for us to read with our children. Our last three blog posts..." more
Thursday, March 31, 2016 3:36:37 AM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Ame Dyckman - March 27:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Ame Dyckman - March 27Jelly beans.Marshmallow Peeps.Cadbury candy-coated chocolate Mini Eggs.More JELLY BEANS! (We just love them so.)Our family loves these Easter candy treats so much that we often neglect the traditional solid milk..." more
Thursday, March 31, 2016 3:36:37 AM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Julie Falatko - March 31:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Julie Falatko - March 31Julie Falatko did not ask for us to celebrate her birthday. Much like Snappsy the Alligator did not ask to be in her debut picture book, Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book). Julie was having..." more
Monday, March 7, 2016 7:57:23 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Penny Parker Klostermann - March 8:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Penny Parker Klostermann - March 8Penny Parker Klostermann was asked if there is a common thread or theme in her writing and she responded, "My agent says I have a tendency to write books about things getting eaten."(Let's Get..." more
Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:49:50 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Lynne Avril - March 6:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Lynne Avril - March 6It is time to paint!Let's see...we will need a piece of nice white paper and a pencil to sketch. Of course, we will need brushes and paint. Maybe we will use gouache today. We should have black india ink or a few..." more
Sunday, February 28, 2016 8:02:16 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Susan L. Roth - February 29:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Susan L. Roth - February 29My youngest son is a scraps collector. Often he comes home from school with a folder full of paper scraps left over from his cutting activities with plans of making something with them. At first, I thought..." more
Thursday, September 1, 2016 9:27:44 PM
Eric Van Raepenbusch wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Margarita Engle - September 2:
Eric said, "Happy Birthday, Margarita Engle - September 2This is the second summer of our butterfly garden. We planted native milkweed to attract monarch butterflies with the hope of seeing caterpillars change into butterflies right in our backyard. Last year,..." more