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Jena Benton

Writer & Illustrator

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Simply 7 interview with Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Fred Koehler & GIVEAWAY–“What If…? Then We…”

February 11, 2019 By jenabenton

I’m so excited to share today’s book with you!  I get the honor of starting off the blog tour, as well as interviewing both the author and the illustrator (who both had fantastic answers you won’t want to miss!).

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Winner of “Pedro’s Pan”

January 23, 2019 By jenabenton

And the winner of the ARC of “Pedro’s Pan is …

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Simply 7 interview with Matthew Lasley and Jacob Souva & GIVEAWAY–“Pedro’s Pan”

January 8, 2019 By jenabenton

Welcome to the very first blog and the very first Simply 7 interview of 2019.  I’m as proud and excited about today’s interview as if I wrote or illustrated the book myself.  Why?

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Simply 7 with Marcie Colleen–“Penguinaut!”

December 20, 2018 By jenabenton

I’ve always been one to gaze at the stars.  I find them endlessly fascinating and could spend hours doing so.  As long as it’s not freezing cold like it can be in winter here in Alaska when it’s the best time to go star gazing in Anchorage (because it’s ACTUALLY dark unlike summer).  So naturally, […]

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Simply 7 with Matt Forrest Esenwine & GIVEAWAY–“Flashlight Night” and “Don’t Ask a Dinosaur”

December 4, 2018 By jenabenton

This October I was able to make another trip to Highlights for a poetry workshop.  It was WONDERFUL!  I wrote a ton of poems, was inspired every single day, and a bond was forged with MANY new friends.  I don’t think I could’ve predicted that.  Not to this extent.  So it was that I met […]

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Simply 7 interview with Lynne Marie–The Star in the Christmas Play

November 20, 2018 By jenabenton

It’s not quite Christmas time yet, but as we near the holidays I’m always on the lookout for a new Christmas book that captures my attention (and isn’t just trying to be commercial).  Today’s Simply 7 is about a VERY cute Christmas book that I just had to share.

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Simply 7 interview with Sherry Howard–Rock and Roll Woods

October 30, 2018 By jenabenton

Today’s interview is intriguing.  Here is a picture book that could stand alone as a story, and maybe even have something to say about accepting others or dealing with change.  Yet there is also a subtle educational chord that is being played in the background of this musical story.  This is how you write a […]

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