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World Read Aloud Day is taking me from East Coast to Midwest to West Coast and back again today!
I’m sharing Dress Like a Girl and a few of my favorite snow books.



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2021-02-04

here: a rabbit you can enjoy, an asthmatic kitty, and the abbreviations for the states of michigan and illinois(e) :-)

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2021-02-02

Kerry James Marshall
Born October 17th , 1955
Studied : Otis College of Art & Design 1978
Taught at University of Illinois ‘93-‘06

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2021-02-02

Cephus Lee, 59yo Dietary Services, Ludeman Development Center, Park Forest, Illinois, died of 4/25. He is 1 of 4 employees to die. None of the deaths were reported to OSHA. https://t.co/jkBlWlRFn9

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2021-02-01

A small Transmit to Your Eyeholes this week because I didn't read much worth sharing. It happens sometimes. Computer fairs, grackles, respectful souvenir purchases, and an investigative report on Illinois schools' abusive discipline.

Art by !

https://t.co/Z1RInn24KV

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2021-01-20


Sketch inspired by photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters. An African American soldier standing up to save American Democracy posing with an African American woman who sat down to save America’s soul.
By Kewanee, Illinois

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2021-01-17

The Beast of Bray Road is a large, red-eyed, bipedal cryptid resembling a bear or a wolf, sighted on rural roads in Wisconsin & Illinois as far back as 1936. It attacks vehicles, leaving long claw marks. Theorists claim it's either a werewolf or a wendigo.

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2021-01-13

So I hear it's well then in that case, Hi👋, I'm an artist from Illinois and I like to draw cartoon animals!

I would like to put myself out there so please spread the word out!😊

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2021-01-12

Midwest Mastodons. Representing all the Midwest states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, North and South Dakota, and Michigan. Named for the mammoths known for their size, strength, and survival in cold weather. Minnesota Mastodons has a nice ring to it too.

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2021-01-03

K. James D’Agostino is an author and poet, and an editorial assistant for the Ninth Letter literary journal. They have a BA from the University of Houston and are currently an MFA candidate at the University of Illinois.
Featured here: https://t.co/8cinSdH8Ss

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2021-01-02

And if you're looking for other late December reading, you could do worse than I-55. If nothing else, it's short. https://t.co/bUJ6gsYdnB

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2021-01-01

Thought about Illinois being a tattooed up buff old man

Plus it's fits with his epic cool other form that I'll draw one of these days

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2020-12-21

Paintings by Illinois realist painter Billy Morrow Jackson (1926-2006)

Born in Kansas City, Jackson studied painting at Washington University St. Louis and was later professor of art at University of Illinois from 1957 to his retirement in 1987.

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2020-12-15

Y'ALL! I was asked to be a part of a collaborative Riso Print called Cogrid19 with 18 other wonderful Chicago designers. EVERY PENNY of the sales will benefit Arts for Illinois. pleaseeeee check out all the city prints + organizations they will benefit 👉https://t.co/TXk6KJC3rO

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2020-12-15

M.E. Calland Strack is a painter who lives and works in Illinois. Calland Strack’s abstracted manifestations of encounters she has had in nature intend to translate the feelings the natural world invokes to their viewers. See Mary Ellen's work on Meural. https://t.co/iUqzESkMiN

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2020-12-12

Thanks for the invite, Miranda! PEEKITY BOO-WHAT YOU CAN DO! is a sweet flows through the motions of a routine. Mike Wohnoutka's cheerful illustrations are delightful!

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2020-12-09