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Susan Robinson
SCBWI
My granddaughter Payton deposits a pile of books in my lap and shuffles through them, deciding which she wants me to read first. Sometimes we read six or seven stories in one sitting. Several times a day. It’s our favorite thing to do together. If I didn’t insist on a break to do other things, I think Payton would be...
Note: This article originally appeared 7/18/19 as a guest post on Lois Hoffman's The Happy Self-Publisher blog. I have added links and corrected an error.
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