Marla Frazee Had a Love Story She Needed to Tell Herself
Marla Frazee is the two-time Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator of The Boss Baby, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, All the World, and many more. She joins us to talk about the Farmer series: The Farmer and the Clown, The Farmer and the Monkey, and The Farmer and the Circus, out now.
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Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:
- The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Crockett Johnson
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendack
- You can order signed copies of Marla’s books from Vroman’s Bookstore
- You can order signed copies of Marla’s books from Once Upon a Time bookstore in Montrose, CA
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