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THE RHYME DOCTORS' SUMMER PICTURE BOOK READS

6/17/2025

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The House Calls blog will be taking a break for the summer! But before we say, "See you later, Alligator!", we'd like to share a few rhyming/lyrical picture books for you to enjoy this summer. Each Rhyme Doctor has chosen two books -- one of their own books, plus another favorite.
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Michelle's book, A Place for Rain, illustrated by Blanca Gómez (Norton Young Readers, 2024) focuses on pouring rains, stormwater runoff, and the plans to build a rain garden to constructively deal with all of the rain. Although the story is primarily set in springtime, the theme also fits the "gullywasher" storms on summer days in Illinois, where Michelle grew up, 
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A favorite of Michelle's is From Park to Playa: the Trails That Connect Us, by Nell Cross Beckerman, illlustrated by Sophie Diao (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024). In addition to being a poet, Michelle is a nature-lover and hiker, so this book speaks to her. She says:

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Using a Picture Book Mentor Text Journal

6/3/2025

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​Here at the Rhyme Doctors, we’re big fans of mentor texts. Studying published picture books while working on your own picture book is a great way to gain all sorts of insights, from fresh ways to approach a topic to unexpected structural strategies. That’s why we suggest specific mentor texts to clients. And it’s why we use mentor texts ALL THE TIME while writing our own picture books.

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    Hello from THE RHYME DOCTORS!
    We're expert picture book authors. We love providing critiques of rhyming and lyrical picture books. In this blog, we share poetry prescriptions, mentor text referrals, and occasion posts from visiting "doctors" to help you get your manuscript in tip-top shape! ​
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