Paul Hoffman – Fishing with Dog Poop
12/08/21 • 34 min
Author Paul Hoffman shares the first time he met Nick and how, together, they turned words written on a placemat into the picture book Sam and the Seven-Pound Perch.
Author Paul Hoffman shares the first time he met Nick and how, together, they turned words written on a placemat into the picture book Sam and the Seven-Pound Perch.
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