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Articles by Bill Ives
When Twilight Comes: The Animals and Plants That Bring Dawn and Dusk to Life
K-Gr 3–Amid the stillness of dawn and the restlessness of dusk, a secret world comes alive but only if one takes time to notice it. On a hillside, animals stir in the hours of twilight. Squashbees, beavers, bats, and more make an appearance; readers will glimpse the lives of critters on the edges of daylight. Atkins ( One Step Forward) makes deliberate and atmospheric word choices to craft poetic prose, where each page turn reveals affecting, effective stanzas more than capable of standing alone.
The Daddy-Daughter Dance
PreS-Gr 2–“We take the groove wherever we go. Because the groove is inside us!” Mona and her daddy have been waiting all year for the big event, the annual Daddy-Daughter dance, and today’s the day. Readers join the lively pair as they bounce, floss, and shake across town, all glammed up to impress. But moments before the event, a pipe bursts at school, and Mona has to be quick on her feet, learning that even when the record skips or scratches, you can always find your rhythm again.
The Winding Willow
by (text) & illus. by Will Hillenbrand. . Sept. 2025. 40p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780823459452. PreS-Gr 1 COPY ISBN PreS-Gr 1–Return to a snow-filled, ethereal forest with a curious little mouse; reunite with Humbert Cumberbun in this follow-up to Hillenbrand’s The Voice in the Hollow as he journeys home through the woods on a blustery winter day and has a run-in with a sinister owl.
Here’s help sorting out May 4 millage for parks - and be sure to vote!
Opinion By Bill Ives and Julianna D. Padgett | 27 mins ago Audubon Nature Institute The city’s cherished green space may not throw off revenue, but it is an irreplaceable asset. On May 4 New Orleanians will vote on a millage that provides a new formula for financing City Park, the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, the Audubon Nature Institute and the Department of Parks and Parkways.
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