Sunday, September 25, 2011

The National Book Festival

http://loc.gov/bookfest/
This weekend the National Book Festival was held in Washington D. C. This event is held every year and it is awesome! You get to see and hear authors of many different genres. Some tell you about how they got started writing, some tell you about their writing process and some read parts of their books to the audience! One of the authors I saw was Tomie dePaola. He has written and/or illustrated over 250 books. He is 77 years young and still writing! His advice to those who want to be writers or illustrators is to practice, practice, practice - and then practice some more.

One of my favorite characters from Tomie dePaola's books is Strega Nona. She appears in many of his books, helping people out in one way or another. Who is one of your favorite characters from a book you have read? Tell us what you like about that character.
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36 comments:

  1. One of my favorite book characters is India Opal from the book, Because of Winn Dixie. I just love this character because she is so realistic. She reminds me of children when they hope, dream, love, and accept others. She is happy, sad, funny, and serious all rolled into one. I think that just about anybody could make a connection to the things she deals with in Because of Winn Dixie. The author did a phenomenal job developing her character.

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  2. One of my favorite book characters is Ramona from the book,Beezus And Ramona.She is very funny and eager to join new activities.I know how it feels to have a sister like because I have a sister just her age.The first Ramona book I read was Ramona The Pest.I read it in second grade.

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  3. I have never read a Tommie Dopalo book before in my life. but they seem like good books, my mom might of read me one when I wasn't even in kindergarten but I shrug my shoulders when anybody asks "have you ever read a book written by Tommie Dapollo?" I would say no and of course shrug my shoulders when I say that.

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  4. One of my favorite book caricatures is willy wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I like Willy Wonka because he is really wacky and funny and he has that uplifting spirit. I also like how they really make him believable because for a fake caricatures he seams so real. and to me he has that way of words that makes you want to not trust him. that is why I like Willy Wonka.

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  5. My favorite book character fudge from the book super fudge. I like fudge becase if you read the book super fudge it will make you see how funny fudge from super fudge.

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  6. I like Noah from a book I just read it was called the Secrete Zoo. I like Noah because he lost his sister in the secrete zoo and he didn't stop looking for her. In the end the boy Noah found his sister,it is my favorite story.

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  7. I don't know if I've read any books by Tomie dePoala, but my favorite character is Harry Potter! They are series about ' The boy who lived', AKA Harry Potter. They are about Harry and his friends and how they have quests to stop Lord Voldemort, who is actually Tom Riddle. He has to stop him 7 times before... Oops! I forgot! You'll have to read them yourself to find out what happens. But the thing is, some of the parts are really sad. Many people lose their lives along the way. But the end is AMAZING! If you like happiness, sadness, adventures, and surprises, I recommend this book by JK Rowling!

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  8. One of my favorite book characters are Gina from Big Nate because shes like me sorta and shes the bully of the book.I mean every book needs a bully.Shes so pretty and smart too like thats what I like the most about her! Shes my FAVORITE!

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  9. I love the books of Captain Underpants because the books are funny because the boy have underwear and he doesn't go with his family. He just helps people. He is a good character.

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  10. One of my favorite book characters is Junie B. Jones from the chapter book series Junie B. Jones. She is funny, and I like funny. She reminds me of a boy that was in second grade with me. He was mean because he stole my very special belongings and he was funny at the same time. I think that Barbra Park is a good author.

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  11. My favorite book character is Nate form Big Nate. Nate is so funny because he gets in trouble in the funnyest ways like one time Nate though a cheese craker at the teacher. Nate is allways late to school and is always crazy in the book.

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  12. My favorite book character is Shawn Johnson the famous U.S gymnast from The Super Book Of Gymnastics. I like Shawn Johnson because she can do all sorts of things were she flips and twists and she can land it on floor and beam and valt. She can jump from low bar to high bar and high bar to low bar and it looks so easy but it's not easy for some people because they don't do gymnastics.

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  13. I like Peter from super fudge nice funny and he helps people.He is never mean.I like how peter is good and never bad.

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  14. I love Dav pilkeys books especially Captain underpants.My favorite character is the pterodactyl in the eighth and ninth book.He's not one of the main characters.But he is cool.And I like the books he's in.I think it's the best book in the antire series other people don't like it the most.And others do.

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  15. My favorite character is probably the Pink Panther because he has a lot of friends and he can do stuff that you wouldn't imagine that people could do like jumping from the Empire State Building to another building. He's also very smart.

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  16. I like the book Wolves Of The Beyond.My favorite character is of course from the book and his name is Foalon. Foalon is a wolf with a splayed paw who was wanted to be killed but a bear named thunderheart raised him. I like the character Foalon because he is funny. He is funny because he was raised by a bear and he does funny things like he eats lots of food to hibernate for the winter. I also like him because he is brave to live by himself because his mother thunderheart died and he is also brave to hunt by himself.

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  17. My favorite character is the narrator in Baby Mouse. I like him because he is funny and he doesn't really like Baby Mouse. He also sometimes does sarcasm. He always argues with Baby Mouse and I think that is very funny.

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  18. I do not know if I read any books of Tomie DePoala, but my favorite book is Diary of a kid, my favorite charter is Greg because he is the mane idea of the story and the only one I think is funny. I have all the books at my house but the movie book. I am on the first book I am soon going to be finished.

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  19. I like the Geronimo Stilton books by a mystery author. Geronimo is a mouse who is always getting raped up in mystery's. He calls him self a scardy mouse he is always solving the mystery's. Many rodents call Geronimo a very kind person.The mystery's that Geronimo gets caught in get bigger and harder to solve.

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  20. My favorite and my little sister love Mickey the mouse books because I do not have a favorite book character. I don't know why I don't have a favorite book character will I do not like most of books that I read because the books that I read do not have lots of detales.

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  21. I like the books of Flat Stanly because they tell a lot creative stuff where they or Stanly getting mailed to place to place. What I really like about them are that where ever they mail Stanly its always somewhere its a interesting place like Spain. There's six in the series that I have. I'm on the 3rd book of the series.

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  22. My favorite book charter is Nate from the book Big Nate.I like Nate because Nate is a trouble maker and it is funny when he gets in trouble.Nate takes things to seriously like the time he forgot his lunch at home so his friend Teddy gave him a forchon cookie and it said today you will supass all others.He"s kind of mene to his other friend Francise he smacks Francise with his text book.That is why Nate is my favorite book charter.

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  23. I like all the seasons.All the seasons are different,pretty and colorful.

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  24. I like Annie from The Magic Tree House books. She is just like me - talkative, brave and smart.

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  25. My favorite character is Captain Underpants because he runs around in his underwear saying
    TRA-LA LAAAAA!!!And all of his books are funny.

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  26. My favorite chartter is nate from big nate.

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  27. My favorite character is Junie-B from the junie-B books! Because they are somtimes very funny:D

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  28. I like Greg Heffley from Dairy of a Wimpy Kid because he's always gets in fights with his brother Rodrick.

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  29. My favorite character is Greg Heffley because he`s funny in Diary of a wimpy kid.

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  30. My favorite character is Greg Heffley because he`s funny in Diary of a wimpy kid

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  31. I like Dav Pilkey because he made Captain Underpants.

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  32. I like Dav Pilkey because he made Captain Underpants.

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  33. I like Greg Heffley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid because he is funny

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  34. I like Junie B. Jones. Because she is very funny!!

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  35. Me to I have all the books and seirs Isn't that cool!!!!!!!???????

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  36. One of my favorite characters from a book that I have read is Fudge from "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing." The reason I like Fudge so much is because he does a lot of funny things and likes to pick on his big brother.

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