Awards

  • Winner of the Maryland Blue Crab Honor Award (2019)
  • Oklahoma Redbud Read-Aloud Nominee (2019)
  • Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award Nominee (2019/20)

Terrific Tongues

Terrific Tongues celebrates wild and crazy creature tongues.

Terrific Tongues was a winner of the PEN New England Susan Bloom Discovery Award in 2009.  Published by Boyds Mills Press (now Astra Publishing House) with whimsical illustrations by Jia Liu (April 2018).

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Awards

  • Winner of the Maryland Blue Crab Honor Award (2019)
  • Oklahoma Redbud Read-Aloud Nominee (2019)
  • Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award Nominee (2019/20)

Reviews

“Perfect for a group storytime, this is a useful addition to the wonders-of-animals shelf.” –Kirkus

“The appealing cover and bright, cheery illustrations will capture the attention of even casual browsers. A fine addition to early nonfiction collections.” –School Library Journal