Thursday, January 07, 2010

Authors 18 and 19: Murphy, Pat and Murphy, Patti

There are many good authors with the same last name and some authors with the same or similar first name. This month we'll look at a few authors with similar names but different books and writing styles.

Pigasus by Pat Murphy tells of a pig with wings. All the tricks she learns from her pigeon friend come back when she needs to escape from the pirates. Pat Murphy has also written science articles and short stories and she has worked at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. You can read more about the Exploratorium by clicking on this sentence. The exploratorium has many links on different subjects and even some projects and activities that you can do at home.

Elinor was just a little naughty but Violet was very naughty. Follow the adventures of Elinor and Violet with the art and verse of Patti Beling Murphy. Be forewarned that the chickens never really have to answer for their bad behavior-they just continue with behaviors like writing on dresses with inedible marker and hiding things without much punishment other than going to time-out.

These books are meant to just be for fun and entertainment. Patti Beling Murphy is a former lawyer who lives in a Massachusetts house almost as brightly colored as her artwork.

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