NEWS, UPDATES, BOOKS & POETRY FROM 
LINDA EVE DIAMOND & LISTENERS UNITE!
 
                                                                                                  MAY 2011
Book Review, Listening Awards, Scandal & Celebrations!


    
Greetings!

Thanks to all who took part in National Picture Book Week (NPBW)! NPBW has just begun and will continue to be an annual week-long, nationwide celebration, and the Beauty of Picture Books Blog will continue to be updated with new contributors year-round! More below about NPBW celebrations... photos coming soon!  :) 

LATEST LISTENING NEWS

LISTENING BOOK REVIEW:

Rule #1: Stop Talking!--
a self-help guide to listening, was
reviewed by Margarete Imhof in the Listening Education Journal!
To see the review, click here!


INTERNATIONAL LISTENING ASSOCIATION AWARDS:
Congratulations to the winners of the International Listening Association awards! Click here to see these award-winning listeners at Listeners Unite!    
 

Throughout National Poetry Month, I had a few poems hung in

S. Florida libraries. These poems are now posted on my blog.

Click here to read "Breakfast in Pompano," "Postcard,"   

and "Sunset."
NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WEEK

NPBW SCANDAL!

Little Bear, the NPBW spokesbear, would like to thank his friends
and fans for their support during the NPBW scandal. Click here
to see the story and read Little Bear's statement.
;) 


PICTURE BOOK CELEBRATIONS:

National Picture Book Week celebrations included a "Seussology" event, an opportunity for kids to read to a trained therapy dog, picture book readings and more! Photos will be posted soon at

http://NationalPictureBookWeek.com.

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LATEST WEEKLY(ISH) QUOTES
 

"I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of the words as they tangle with human emotions."  - James Michener   

"My spelling is wobbly. It's good spelling, but it woblles and the letters get in the wrong places." - Winnie the Pooh

"As so often, old assumptions linger in the guise of common sense." - Frank Kemode

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Wishing you poetry, listening and laughter, 

Linda

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