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And the winner of a copy of Pumpkin Day for Boo and Belle is . . .

Monet helped me choose a winner (though mostly she wanted to chew on the papers).

Congratulations, Lisa K Davis! You have won a copy of Pumpkin Day for Boo and Belle by Laura Sassi from Paraclete Press.

Please contact me with your email and mailing address so I can share them with Laura and Paraclete Press to get your copy on the way.

Thank you, Laura, for visiting the blog and sharing about friendship and pumpkins and your new book Pumpkin Day for Boo and Belle! This is one of my new favorites about fall and friendship! Thank you, Paraclete Press, for publishing this adorable book and giving a copy to one of my readers.

Have a beautiful day, friends!


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Fun with Haiku: PEEK-A-BOO HAIKU by Danna Smith

PEEK-A-BOOK HAIKU a lift-the-flap book

Written by Danna Smith

Illustrated by Teagan White

Little Simon (2023)

This adorable board book has it all: board book quality, gorgeous illustrations, perfect little nature-based haiku poems, lift-the-flaps (always a favorite with the young crowd), hide-and-seek animals. PEEK-BOO-HAIKU is written across the seasons, so add that to its charm and discussion possibilities.

I love to write haiku, and Danna is one of the best haiku writers I’ve had to pleasure to interact with. I’ve admired many of her books. PEEK-A-BOO HAIKU is now one of my mentor texts.

PEEK-A-BOO HAIKU will make a wonderful gift for my almost 11-month-old granddaughter. IF I can give it away. Or maybe she gets her own copy.

Haiku + animals + nature + lifting flaps + hide-and-seek + seasons + board book + illustrations. Keeper!


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come fall

come fall, my breath eases

garden chores relax

cozy becomes theme of the day

sweaters resurface from storage

colors vibrate with final goodbyes

crisp air invigorates

dew dampens pant hems and ankles

caws and honks sing seasonal music

rustles dance through dried sunflowers

zinnias fade and go to seed

pumpkins dangle from spent vines

birds fatten, cats fluff, people bundle

tea and scarves and throws

beckon me to breathe,

embrace

all that is autumn

come fall by Angie Quantrell


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Sunday Peace

Summer Garden, Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: fall hurrah

garden end begins

sunlight dwindles, weather cools

final fall hurrah

fall hurrah by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Sunday Peace

Yakima Valley, WA


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Haiku Moment: mimic

you crouch and mimic

wearing the perfect bright hue

artfully hidden

mimic by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: flower world

garden globe beckons

buzzy visitors zoom close

insect flower world

flower world by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: plus one

rehomed sage settled

thanks for bringing a plus one

handsome garden friend

plus one by Angie Quantrell


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Haiku Moment: translucent

miniscule mushroom

dwarfed beneath zinnia seedlings

translucent wonder

translucent by Angie Quantrell

PS Never mind the earwig laced leaves. It’s been troublesome year with those voracious eaters.