Texas is a BIG state. And there are plenty of things to love about it. Some lovable things you may not be so familiar with. Soooooo I share with you five little known favorite things about Texas and children's literature that you probably weren't aware of or maybe simply misplaced in that dark, mysterious corner of your brain (you know the place where the REAL answer to why the sky is blue lies neatly tucked away?) Here goes....
#1 The Golden Spur Award for children's literature
#2 Author (and a personal favorite) Rick Riordan calls Texas home
#3 Author and friend of Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, was born here
#4 We're home to The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature http://www.nccil.org/
#5 The Texas Bluebonnet Award
http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/index.html
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I would totally check out the NCCIL - looks very cool!!!
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