First Lines: Picture Books
from the bookshelves of Children’s Author Barbara Jean Hicks
I’m reading lots of children’s books to prepare for the Highlights workshop I’ll be teaching in September. Do you recognize any of these first lines from books in my library? The first person who posts a comment with all the titles and authors correct gets a free, autographed copy of one of my own picture books, The Secret Life of Walter Kitty, illustrated by the fabulous Dan Santat. Good luck!
Who wrote the following first lines, and for what book?
1) Not so long ago, they say, a mother lived—just like today.
2) Beegu was not supposed to be here.
3) Nice place they got here.
4) Beloved Most Beauteous and Exalted King of All should be my name.
5) Lucy walked around the house.
This week's winner was Christine Purvis of Portland, Oregon, who got the right answers for all first lines:
1) The Seven Silly Eaters, Mary Ann Hoberman
2) Beegu, Alexis Deacon
3) Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku, Lee Wardlaw
4) Humphrey’s First Christmas, Carol Heyer
5) The Wolves in the Walls, Neil Gaiman
Congrats, Chris! Cheers, Barbara Jean
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