Having been in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, NY last year during the crazy busy Mermaid Parade, I was interested when I received an
Category: Book Reviews – Picture Books
3 Secrets to School Visit Success
Schools visits are magical…most of the time. My very first school visit started with technology issues. After struggling for half an hour, I decided to give
The Slush Pile on the Shelf
By Paul Czajak Slush pile. Two words writers hate. So much so that I use it like a swear, “What the Slush pile!!” But it is
Talented Author, Corey Rosen Schwartz
Corey Rosen Schwartz writes action-packed picture books that appeal to girls and boys and parents! Her rhyming meter is fun to read and reread and
Illustration Revision in Mariana Ruiz Johnson’s Book, I Know a Bear
By Diana Zipeto Recently, I bought Mariana Ruiz Johnson’s beautiful picture book, I Know a Bear. Published in 2014 by Schwartz & Wade, the book is about
The Deep Breath Before the Plunge
By Paul Czajak Right now I sit in my house and it is silent. A silence that some have described as the deep breath before
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