Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
For Melanie Ellsworth, the plan was to celebrate her debut picture book, Clarinet and Trumpet, in August of 2020 but COVID reared its ugly head and said, “hip, hip, no way!” A bummer to be bumped but now she gets to celebrate TWO book birthdays in two months and I’m so excited to chat with her about them both in today’s interview.
The book is a lightly spooky STEM novel that features eleven-year-old aspiring naturalist, Maggie, and her conspiracy theorist/YouTuber best friend, Nate, who have to solve the mystery surrounding a strange glow-in-the-dark fungus that’s spreading through their small town. Kirkus Reviews called the book, “packed to the gills with fun.”
5 Fabulous Things about Don’t Feed the Coos! by Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox
I am so happy to interview fellow Page Street Kids author, Cristina Lalli on her debut picture book, Nola’s Scribbles Save the Day, about a
Two delightful debut picture books recently graced my doorstep, courtesy of Candlewick, and it’s my pleasure to introduce them to all of you. “What a
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
October has three more amazing debuts coming your way by New in Nineteen authors.
Cowhide & Seek by Sheri Dillard and Jess Pauwels is an adorable farm frenzy of a tale about every child’s favorite past time. Dillard’s playful,
5 Fabulous Things about Elise Parsley’s Neck & Neck
Even if you don’t have as much BIC time or that laser focus, there are still many valuable ways to be productive during these summer months.
By Sarah Lynne Reul Last year, I found that the #the100dayproject really helped me get in daily drawing practice (see the post about it here!), so
By: Kristine Asselin and Jen Malone We’re joining you today from the land of co-writing to (hooray!!) reveal the cover for our first joint venture!
