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Monday, March 21, 2016 11:19:59 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Magic E:
Blake said, "Recently, I’ve been working on a series of books involving Magic E, an owlish wizard who knows a little word trickery. With a wave of his wand and a flick of his wrist, he changes the vowels sounds of words like pin, tub, can, and cap by..." more
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 6:51:08 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled The Muffin Man — Review:
Blake said, "Most adults know the muffin man by now, but many will have never heard the story in quite this way! Author Blake Hoena has given the intrepid baker and his beloved Drury Lane bakery a new daily routine, turning the Muffin Man into an early riser who..." more
Monday, November 30, 2015 7:53:56 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled The Adventures of Big Blue and the Capt’n:
Blake said, "A project I had been working on this summer has finally come to fruition, and just in time for Christmas! The Adventures of Big Blue and the Capt’n, with Hari the Tiger, is a picture book I cowrote with Ben Young, a worldwide adventurer who..." more
Monday, November 9, 2015 9:22:42 AM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Boo Who?:
Blake said, " I have been exercising my funny bone this fall with graphic novel adaptations of knock-knock jokes for my Jokes and Jingles series. The fun part about writing these children’s books?—the kids and I tell these jokes (and some weird..." more
Monday, November 9, 2015 9:22:42 AM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Orange You Glad:
Blake said, "With kids underfoot, jokes are aplenty in our household, whether we’re making up songs or sneaking up on each other or retelling a funny one we heard earlier in the day. We share a lot of laughter. Admittedly, I tell a few stinkers—not fart..." more
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 9:28:10 AM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Chocolate Chimpanzees:
Blake said, "Here is a little bit of silliness, a sketch from my song Chocolate Chimpanzees. It is part of a series of tunes based on letter blends, and this one is chock full of chuckles. Two chimps join a chicken on a quest for a treasure chest. They meet a..." more
Monday, October 5, 2015 1:07:56 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Math Saves the Day!:
Blake said, "Only once before, for the book War in Afghanistan, have I co-written with someone. That project was easy, as I worked with a long-time friend and we were able to divide up the writing by chapters. All went smoothly. I was a little more worried,..." more
Monday, October 5, 2015 1:07:55 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Knock Knock Moo!:
Blake said, "Ever since I wrote my first graphic novel, Matthew Henson, Arctic Explorer, I have been fascinated with the format. Sure, some of that has to do with me reading Spider-Man and Batman comics as a youngster. And part of it is that I wish I was better..." more
Monday, August 10, 2015 6:09:24 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled The Science of Hockey:
Blake said, "Back when I was in grad school, at Minnesota State University, Mankato, students got in free to all sporting events, which was great for a poor college student like me. That meant hitting home hockey games was one our favorite (as in inexpensive)..." more
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 8:02:26 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled The Science of Hockey:
Blake said, "In grad school, at Minnesota State University, Mankato, friends and I would hit Mavericks’ hockey games whenever we got the chance. As students, we got in free, which was about all we could afford at that time in our careers. While I..." more
Monday, June 1, 2015 10:04:30 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Jack and the Beanstalk:
Blake said, "I was recently sent proofs of my fractured fairy tale, choose your path adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk. Now I’ve been a fan of this tale since way back before I wrote a graphic novel about Jack’s adventures. It was a childhood..." more
Monday, May 18, 2015 1:47:41 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Out in the Woods:
Blake said, "Last weekend, I headed home for a nephew’s high school graduation. And while I could have crashed on somebody’s couch or stayed in a hotel, my first instinct is always to look for a place to camp. Camping and fishing were some of my..." more
Friday, April 3, 2015 8:30:57 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled What I’ve Been Reading:
Blake said, "It’s been a while since I’ve post anything about what I’ve been reading. But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been cracking open a book here and there. Aside from actual writing, reading is probably the most important..." more
Friday, April 3, 2015 8:30:57 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Peter Pan — retelling:
Blake said, "Every now and then, my editors send me teasers of the books I’ve written, whether it’s sketches of the illustrations or a mock up of the cover. I always enjoy seeing my books come to life through the art work, so it’s great to get..." more
Friday, April 3, 2015 8:30:57 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Heavyweight Takedown:
Blake said, "So I’ve written books on football, skateboarding, and soccer. All of which are sports that I either follow or take part in. But my newest book, Heavyweight Takedown, focuses on a sport I haven’t tackled yet. And while I can’t claim..." more
Friday, April 3, 2015 8:30:57 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Everything Birds of Prey:
Blake said, "My fourth book in the National Geographic Kids Everything series is out this month. And like all my books, I’m proud of the work I did on this one. It took a lot of research to nail down some of the facts. But also, I have an ornithologist in..." more
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 9:20:37 AM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Tangled Tunes—On Top of Old Smoky:
Blake said, "Growing up, and given the choice, I’d sing “On Top of Spaghetti” before the traditional “On Top of Old Smoky.” The made-up lyrics were funny and silly and all about my favorite food—I could eat spaghetti and meatballs..." more
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 9:20:37 AM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Tangled Tunes—She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain:
Blake said, "When working on my adaptation of “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain,” I wanted to do something similar to my version of “On Top of Old Smoky.” I wanted to turn it into a fun, silly, and hopefully rememberable song...." more
Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:10:09 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Ancient Myths:
Blake said, "My love of Greek and Roman myths probably started with the classics. And when I say classics, I don’t mean The Illiad or Metamorphosis. I’m referring to Clash of the Titans (1981) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963). These movies may have..." more
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:12:00 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Stubby, the Dog Soldier:
Blake said, "Stubby, the Dog Soldier has been selected for the 2015 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People reading list by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC). The committee “looks for..." more
Saturday, January 24, 2015 11:33:38 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Tangled Tunes:
Blake said, "Ever since I first strummed a guitar way back in middle school, I’ve been writing songs. The lyrics always came easier for me than the music, which could explain why I became a poet instead of a rock star, but that hasn’t stopped me from..." more
Saturday, January 24, 2015 11:33:38 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Tangled Tunes—Three Blind Mice:
Blake said, "So my first Tangled Tunes adaptation was Three Blind Mice. The original song is pretty simple, with one verse. Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run! They all ran after The farmer’s wife. She cut off their..." more
Saturday, January 24, 2015 11:33:38 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Tangle Tunes—The Chores We Do:
Blake said, "This Tangled Tune is based off of Here We Go ’round the Mulberry Bush, a song in which children hold hands and go around in a circle. And it’s a pretty simple tune with one basic verse. Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry..." more
Saturday, January 24, 2015 11:33:37 PM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Tangled Tunes—Oh, My Darling, Clementine:
Blake said, "So the song Oh, My Darling, Clementine is about a miner who’s daughter drowns, and he sings about the tragedy. It’s a pretty morbid tale. In a cavern, In a canyon, Excavating for a mine, Dwelt a miner forty-niner, And his daughter..." more
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:19:05 AM
Blake Hoena wrote a blog post titled Review—The Muffin Man:
Blake said, "From the Tangled Tunes series of Cantata Learning, “The Muffin Man” is a delightful storybook/music/CD combo package that sets the scene for the song story about “The Muffin Man,” who bakes and sells delicious muffins, and..." more