Guest Post by Carrie Finison Board books are hot! According to a November, 2025, article in School Library Journal, board books sales increased 38% from
Category: Writing – Picture Books
Writing and Selling Spooky Books for Kids
Guest Post by Lynne Marie Halloween is a notoriously creepy concept – there’s all manner of monsters: Ghosts, Ghouls, Boogeymen, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Mummies, Frankensteins,
This is not a trick! Interview with Vikki VanSickle about her Creepy/Spooky Picture Books … plus an extra special treat!
I’ve been drawn to creepily enticing books ever since I was in elementary school, and it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Vikki VanSickle and her two deeply atmospheric books, Into the Goblin Market and Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown.
Interview with Author Jen Anyong about her SPOOKTACULAR new Picture Book…and a Giveaway of THE GHOST WHO SAVED HALLOWEEN, plus 2 PB Critiques!
René Bartos: I am so excited to be able to chat with author Jen Anyong today! Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus, Jen! Your new picture book,
QUILT OF STARS: Out-of-this-World Book Talk and Giveaway with Co-Authors Astronaut Dr. Karen Nyberg and Ann McCallum Staats
Happy Book Birthday to QUILT OF STARS: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream! This inspiring and beautiful written picture book, published by Familius, is co-authored by the impressibly accomplished and talented duo of Dr. Karen Nyberg and Ann McCallum Staats and gorgeously illustrated by Alida Massari.
Interview with debut picture book author Laura De La Cruz … and a giveaway of LOWRIDER FOR SALE!
Happy Book Birthday to LOWRIDER FOR SALE, the heartwarming picture book debut by talented and gracious author Laura De La Cruz. Laura has impressed me with her positive and supportive comments on our blog, so when she inquired about an interview, it was my honor and pleasure to enthusiastically say yes!
