☕ CUPPA OF CHOICE: Coffee (aka “writer fluid”) should be hot, strong, slightly sweet, and with a dash of half-and-half leaving it the color of a paper bag.
☕ HOT OFF THE PRESSES: Picture book: Three Hens and a Peacock, illustrated by Henry Cole (Peachtree Publishers, 2014). Professional book: Writers ARE Readers: Flipping Reading Strategies into Writing Opportunities, co-author with Reba M. Wadsworth (Heinemann, August 2015).
☕ FAVE FOODIE CHILDREN’S BOOK: Saturdays and Teacakes, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet (Peachtree, 2004).
☕ Visit Lester Laminack’s Official Website
☕☕ JUST ONE MORE SIP: Check out Mammaw Thompson’s Teacakes recipe!
☕☕☕ CAN’T GET ENOUGH: Book Trailer for Three Hens and a Peacock:
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☕☕☕☕ STILL THIRSTY: Lester offers tips for effective read alouds.
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Jama's Alphabet Soup 
Lester sure knows how to draw in the reader. Wonderful books. Gotta find out how the hens and peacock work together.
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I first learned about him from reading Saturdays and Teacakes :).
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I’ve seen Lester present several times, and loved every minute. The books are wonderful, too. Nice “hot tea” today, Jama!
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Lucky you!
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I dunno, this hotTea likes THAT OTHER HOT DRINK, but since he likes teacakes, too, he may be okay. 😉 The Three Hens and a Peacock looks HILARIOUS; I imagine Henny Penny with a peacock in it. Love how the dog just gives everyone side-eye, like, “ALL of you birds have issues…”
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It’s a great story and with Henry Cole’s illustrations, irresistible. 🙂 The teacakes book is wonderful too and definitely makes up for “that other hot drink”! 😀
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I love the Three hens and a Peacock book! 😀
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Me too! 🙂
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Thank you for hoTEA from the education world. Lester is a force for good in the world, AND an amazing storyteller!
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Yay for cool author/educator/storytellers! What a talented person Lester is — definitely a force for good. 🙂
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