You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll hope, you’ll dream. Resilience, a fictional Mar’s rover, is so full of humanity, he will leap off the pages and right into your hearts.
Category: Book Reviews
Where to Begin with “Back to School” Picture Books?
Morning alarms are set once again. Backpacks burst with new notebooks and freshly sharpened pencils. School buses buzz around town. “First day of school” photos
This is How You Do It: A Look at Real Children’s Lives and Stories
I have a confession to make—I’ve been spending scandalous amounts time this summer sipping tea (sometimes a probiotic soda) out on my back patio, reading
Interview with Poet, Scientist, Adventurer, and Kidlit Author Leslie Bulion…with a giveaway of her amazing book, Galápagos: Islands of Change!
If you read my earlier post, When Truth is Stranger than Fiction, you likely noticed the featured image, a Blue-Footed Booby whose picture I snapped
TERRY FARISH’S POWERFUL NEW YA NOVEL: GO HOME
In a world beset by anger and fear, what does it mean to protect one’s home and family? So starts the publisher’s description about one
Meet the Amazing HELEN KAMPION, Debut #Kidlit Author
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Helen at one of my book launches in 2017. She’s an amazing supporter of other authors and reached out to
Jory John’s Cool Series
Jory John’s Food Group series of books is fun-tastic. With animated, edible protagonists and scads of legume puns (has-bean, A Tale of Two Chickpeas, Ray
A Touching Story of Sibling Conflict and Understanding in a Recently Released Picture Book: Terrible Horses
Don’t let the title fool you. Terrible Horses by Raymond Antrobus, illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max (Candlewick, 2024) is a terrific new picture book, described by
IT WAITS IN THE FOREST by Sarah Dass
It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass is a deeply atmospheric YA thriller that will sink its bloody teeth into you and refuse to let go … until you read through to the spine-tingling conclusion. Is this a creepy mystery? Is the plot realistic, mystical, mysterious, and drawn from Caribbean folklore? Does it include a love triangle with two hot guys? YES to all those tantalizing questions and so much more!!
Interview With Nonfiction Children’s Book Author and Poet Christine Van Zandt…and a Book Giveaway!
It’s butterfly season here in Massachusetts, where I live. All of the beautiful monarch butterflies have come back up north to enjoy a few glorious
Books as Graduation Gifts? Absolutely!!
June is graduation month, and there is no more thoughtful gift to give your special graduate than an inspiring, encouraging, and enduring book. For this post, I set forth to cultivate a lovely collection for gift givers to consider, whether your student is graduating from elementary, middle, or high school, or even from the hallowed halls of college.
JOHN BURNINGHAM’S BORKA: THE ADVENTURES OF A GOOSE WITH NO FEATHERS
I’ve been a graduate student in children’s and young adult literature for the past couple of years now. It’s been a lot of hard work,
Interview with BETH ANDERSON, a #kidlit #picturebook #nonfiction inspiration!
Carol Gordon Ekster: Beth, I’ve been on panels with you and part of the same book marketing group, PBRockiteers. I’ve always been impressed with your
In Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month: INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT AUTHOR MICHAL BABAY ABOUT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON: A SHABBAT CELEBRATION, PLUS A CRITIQUE GIVEAWAY
By Danna Zeiger With several picture books under her belt, the latest one under AUCTION, an amazing agent and steady publisher, Michal Babay is getting
WRITERS' RUMPUS 