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      <image:title>Once Upon a Sound</image:title>
      <image:caption>Author Sherri Eri with her white cane and sunglasses against a background of swirling, distorted colors, symbolizing the sensory mission of the &apos;Once Upon a Sound&apos; blog.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://picturethebook.com/blogs/blog-index/accessible-picture-books-for-blind-readers</loc>
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      <image:title>Ensuring Inclusivity: Making Your Picture Books Accessible for Blind Readers</image:title>
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      <image:title>Introducing My Fifth Picture Book: The Fart Brigade: A Tale of Passing Wind and Lasting Friendships</image:title>
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      <image:title>Making Children&apos;s Picture Books Accessible: The Ups and Downs of E-Books</image:title>
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      <image:title>Meet Huzzy: The Narrator of &quot;Mermaid on a Mountaintop&quot;</image:title>
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      <image:title>Meet Jibs: Singing Merprince to Life in “Mermaid on a Mountaintop”</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:44:30+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Introducing Natasha Turambi: The Voice of Mermaid in “Mermaid On A Mountaintop”</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:45:16+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Mermaid On A Mountaintop: From Legend to Fairytale.</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:48:37+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Backstory Behind Baa Baa Baby Braves the Big Baa-d Bully</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:43:03+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Fart Brigade Song</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:48:10+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>10 Quirky Little Truths That Absolutely Make This Children’s Book Author Blush</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:43:28+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>What If Your Child Could ‘See’ the Story — Even With Their Eyes Closed? Inside picture books where words lead, and pictures follow</image:title>
      <image:caption>group illustration of all the characters from the Sherri Eri book collections.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://picturethebook.com/blogs/blog-index/baabaababy</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:49:43+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Bleat to the Beat of Baa Baa Baby — the Song for the Picture Book of the same title</image:title>
      <image:caption>Characters from the &apos;Baa Baa Baby&apos; rock band performing their theme song. The main lambs lead the band while the bully lamb plays the triangle.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://picturethebook.com/blogs/blog-index/sunglasses-at-night</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14T20:52:24+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Sunglasses at Night: More Than a Fashion Statement</image:title>
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    <loc>https://picturethebook.com/blogs/blog-index/storyteller</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:51:34+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>When the Storyteller Becomes the Student</image:title>
      <image:caption>Author Sherri Eri stands with a large crowd of approximately 450 Ngee Ann Polytechnic students in an auditorium for a commemorative group photograph.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://picturethebook.com/blogs/blog-index/children-s-fairy-tale</loc>
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      <image:title>New Children’s Fairy Tale Release</image:title>
      <image:caption>Book cover for &apos;Reindeer Princess and the Snow Owl&apos; by Sherri Eri. A magical scene of a princess and snow owl flying before a majestic castle. An inclusive &apos;Story-Oke&apos; fairytale from Picture the Book.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://picturethebook.com/blogs/blog-index/kidz-meadow</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T10:51:14+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Love Letter to  Kidz Meadow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Author Sherri Eri holding a handcrafted sensory &apos;Thank You&apos; gift from Kidz Meadow students. The button-covered frame allows the visually impaired author to &apos;see&apos; their appreciation through touch.</image:caption>
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