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Book News

New Book Coming!

August 10, 2022 By Marcy Campbell

I’m so very excited to announce my next picture book project, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? This one will be published by Little, Brown, and illustrated by Shelley Johannes. If you haven’t read Shelley’s picture books, make sure you do! Her art is so exuberant and full of life, you can’t help but smile when […]

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Review of THE MORE YOU GIVE from Entertainment Weekly

July 28, 2022 By Marcy Campbell

So thrilled to receive this review from Entertainment Weekly! THE MORE YOU GIVE was named one of “7 fantastic kids’ books for late summer.” I love this review, especially the mention of The Giving Tree. This book was inspired, in part, by my disappointment in that book, which I read for the first time as […]

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Review of THE MORE YOU GIVE from School Library Journal

July 24, 2022 By Marcy Campbell

Thank you to School Library Journal for this wonderful review!   School Library Journal, August 2022 issue   The More You Give. Campbell, Marcy. illus. by Francesca Sanna. 48p. Knopf. Aug. 2022. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780593372739. PreS-Gr 1–Depicting a loving family connection spanning generations, this story opens with a boy and his grandmother, who share […]

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Review and Classroom Activities from Literary Fusions

July 8, 2022 By Marcy Campbell

Thank you to Literary Fusions for this lovely review and creative classroom ideas. Visit their site at www.literaryfusions.com for more ideas on many wonderful books! Book Review; The More You Give, by Marcy Campbell July 8, 2022 By Jessica Why I Picked It Up This one was #bookmail from Penguin Random House!! Shortly after receiving this opportunity, […]

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Review of THE MORE YOU GIVE from Publishers Weekly

June 29, 2022 By Marcy Campbell

So thrilled to get this beautiful review from Publishers Weekly! The More You Give Marcy Campbell, illus. by Francesca Sanna. Knopf, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-593-3 Several generations grow up—and out—in this philosophically generous reboot of The Giving Tree. In the story’s first spread, a boy and his grandmother appear as tiny figures crossing an empty field, […]

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SOMETHING GOOD is an Ohioana Award Finalist!

May 16, 2022 By Marcy Campbell

I’m very excited to announce SOMETHING GOOD is one of five finalists for the 2022 Ohioana Award in the Juvenile Literature category! This is the second time I’ve been a finalist (ADRIAN SIMCOX DOES NOT HAVE A HORSE had the honor in 2019). Winners announced in July! The Ohioana Library is pleased to announce the […]

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My Next Book Dedication

May 3, 2022 By Marcy Campbell

In three months, my next picture book, “The More You Give,” will be out in the world. I don’t have hard copies just yet, but have been relishing, on screen, the beautiful artwork created by Francesca Sanna. I can’t wait to hold this book in my hands! Near the end of a book’s production phase, […]

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Review of SOMETHING GOOD in The Horn Book

October 25, 2021 By Marcy Campbell

So excited to have this nice review in The Horn Book! SOMETHING GOOD by Marcy Campbell illus. by Corinna Luyken September/Ages 4-8/$18.99 ISBN 9780759557420 When a “bad-something” is scrawled on a wall in one of the girls’ bathrooms, how does a school community handle it? In Campbell’s story, the principal speaks to a group of […]

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