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		<title>See Humphrey Hop &#8230; and Get Ready for a Surprise!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humphrey&#8217;s hopping and he&#8217;s keeping me busy, too! No complaints, though. Here are some past and future highlights: 1- SIGNING - For those of you who live in or around Los Angeles, I&#8217;ll be signing at the fabulous Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Saturday, April 21 at 1 PM at Mrs. Nelson&#8217;s Toy and Bookstore Booth, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Have Something in My Pocket</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[            I have something in my pocket             It belongs across my face,             I keep it very close at hand             In a most convenient place.             I bet you&#8217;ll never guess it,             If you guess a long, long while.             So I&#8217;ll take it out and put it on,             It&#8217;s a great big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Book Buzz</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There&#8217;s something new afoot in Humphrey&#8217;s world! Mysteries According to Humphrey is now out in the U.K. (Red cover, left) Unfortunately, Humphrey fans in the United States will have to wait until July for this book, (Purple cover, right) but they&#8217;ll be rewarded with a BIG-BIG-BIG surprise later this year! Promise! When Mrs. Brisbane goes missing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll be back</title>
		<link>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/ill-be-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do intend to keep blogging &#8230; but I am BUSY-BUSY-BUSY finishing up a Humphrey book and that&#8217;s taking up all my time. Check back soon for a revamped webpage and new blog posts!]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope you all have a JOLLY-JOLLY-JOLLY holiday!]]></description>
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		<title>A Writer&#8217;s Free Time</title>
		<link>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/a-writers-free-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards + Nominations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[                What do writers do when they&#8217;re not writing? Ummm , mostly hang out with other writers and attend book-related events.     Here&#8217;s one group of L.A. Children&#8217;s Book Writers that likes to gather together. Left to right, Kathryn Hewitt, Lin Oliver, Betsy Rosenthal, Marla Frazee, Eve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humphrey All Around Town</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humphrey&#8217;s popping up all over L.A. I just can&#8217;t keep him in his cage. It must be that lock-that-doesn&#8217;t-lock. Last week, I was at St. Felicitas School in San Marino for a fun morning talking about Humphrey. Humphrey showed up Sunday on the Kids&#8217; Page of the L.A. Times in a terrific  review by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s No Place Like Home pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/theres-no-place-like-home-pt-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/theres-no-place-like-home-pt-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can always tell when I&#8217;ve been busy writing because I don&#8217;t blog much. For some reason, when I&#8217;m working on a book, I have to shut other things out. But continuing with my recent book tour &#8230;. After leaving San Francisco, I headed to Minneapolis where I visited Creek Valley Elementary in Edina and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s No Place Like Home &#8211; Pt. 1</title>
		<link>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/theres-no-place-like-home-pt-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/theres-no-place-like-home-pt-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m still recovering from a whirlwind book tour. I&#8217;ve always heard writers talk about how you don&#8217;t even know what city you&#8217;re in. I wouldn&#8217;t go that far &#8230; but last Wednesday, I did have to ask someone on the plane what day of the week it was! I got off to an easy start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the road again</title>
		<link>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/on-the-road-again-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/on-the-road-again-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards + Nominations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[                  Last week, I headed down to Laguna for a speaking engagement and ended up on the beach! Thus is life in L.A.  Unfortunately I also ended up smack in the middle of the blackout with no traffic lights working and major traffic jams. But I was with my Aunt Katie [...]]]></description>
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