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Hi! I'm
Toni Buzzeo, Author and School Library Media
Specialist. Unlike my librarian character,
Mrs. Skorupski, I'd be happy to tell you ANYTHING! From May through December, I live in a colonial farmhouse in Buxton, Maine, on the remaining 35 acres of an old farm, surrounded by many gardens, with my husband, Ken Cyll. My son Topher Cyll, a software engineer and writer lives nearby in Somerville, Massachusetts. But from January through April, we escape the winter storms and live in beautiful Sarasota, Florida. NEWS FLASH But I Read It on the Internet! A Mrs. Skorupski Story is now available. NEWS FLASH! One Cool Friend named a 2013 Notable Children's Book. NEWS FLASH!!!! David Small wins a Caldecott Honor for One Cool Friend! NEWS FLASH! One Cool Friend and Little Loon and Papa named to the 2013 Dolly Parton Imagination Library.  NEWS FLASH! Lighthouse Christmas wins the 2012 Time of Wonder Award. NEWS FLASH! New Activity Kit for One Cool Friend. Click to download! NEWS FLASH! Stay Close to Mama is a nominee for the 2013-2014 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award. NEWS FLASH! One Cool Friend NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER!! NEWS FLASH! SIX TRAIT Guide to use with all of my trade books! NEWS FLASH Watch the video of Centeno Elementary Students singing the text of The Library Doors below or on YouTube! NEWS FLASH Listen to the recording of Principal Bill Carozza and a class of first graders at Harold Martin School in Hopkinton, NH singing the text of The Library Doors! NEWS FLASH Watch the video of my WRITING COTTAGE! NEWS FLASH Watch the book trailer for PENELOPE POPPER, BOOK DOCTOR! NEWS FLASH Watch the book trailer for PENELOPE POPPER, BOOK DOCTOR on TeacherTube! NEWS FLASH! I
am available for virtual author visits using
Skype! Read this
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featured on the Cynsations blog! INVITATION: Poke around my website to learn more about my books, my interests as a library media specialist (especially my passionate interest in connecting kids with authors and illustrators and my strong belief in teacher/librarian collaboration), and my school visits, conference speaking, and training sessions. |