I adore Rita Lorraine Hubbard’s debut picture book, Hammering For Freedom. So when she joined the 20/20 Vision Picture Book marketing group, I was excited
Category: Book Reviews – Picture Books
5 Fabulous Things… A Royal Ride: Catherine the Great’s Great Invention
Roller Coasters: What a fabulous topic for a picture book! Who knew that credit for the first ever roller coaster goes to Catherine the Great,
The Writers’ Rumpus 2019 Review
With so many wonderful Writers’ Rumpus posts to choose from, it’s always a delightful challenge to decide which to include in my annual review.
Top Ten 2019 Reads
Yay for 2019 and all of the stellar books I’ve had the privilege of reading! (679 this year and counting…) I had a tough time
December Debuts
Well, folks, we have come to the end of a year of fantastic picture book debuts. I’ve loved sharing these silly, heart-warming, historical, lyrical, emotional,
Picture Books about Grief and Loss
Picture books that gently address the issues of grief and loss are a tremendous resource to help families navigate such difficult times, especially during holidays when the absence of a beloved family member is keenly felt by all.
Book Review: The Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and Illustrated by Michael Martchenko has to be my favorite fractured fairy tale. Published in 1980, in at
New Books for November
Check out these great new picture books coming your way in November! Not a Bean by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez and Laura Gonzalez I absolutely adore
Book Reviews: Candlewick Presents Klassen and Bomboland
One of the standard ways that publishers promote their new books is through online or print  reviews that are widely read. Reviews like those here
Oh, Oh, October!
October has three more amazing debuts coming your way by New in Nineteen authors.
Falling for These Debuts
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar and Alea Marley There is so much to love! Harpreet has a different colored patka for
World of Books #11: Barcelona
Sunday night we returned from a two-week trip along the Pyrenees Mountains in France, Andorra, and Spain and while in Barcelona, I purchased a remarkable
