Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Your debut picture book, JET THE CAT (IS NOT A CAT) Barefoot Books, comes out May 1, 2021. I was lucky enough
Interview with debut picture book author, NoNieqa Ramos.
On June 26th, 2020, I posted an article here titled, Let’s Keep The Conversation Going…, The daily news of the gruesome death of George Floyd
There is a surprising range of tools available for you when constructing a memorable, even classic, picture book. Some are obvious: You will want the
Events, classes, contests for Middle Grade and Young Adult writers for April, 2021
In My Mosque is equal parts stunning art and beautiful, important text. It shares with the reader the joys and traditions found in mosques around the world and showcases the friendship and community found inside.
I just finished directing a Playwrights Festival with my middle school students. Since we can’t perform live in person this year, we decided to do
How cow-razy is it that I have two cow books releasing within 6 months of each other? In celebration of Cow Says Meow’s book birthday,
Julie Rowan-Zoch has perfected the combination of humor and facts with her author/illustrator debut, I’m a Hare, So There!
Always fun to receive brand new picture books in the mail for review purposes. What I love best about this particular group of beautiful books
Note: Candlewick Press sent me a review copy of this book. There is an art to writing a picture book. Rachel Stubbs paints and writes.
As a fourth grade teacher, I am always on the hunt for new picture book biographies that my students will love. When I heard about
Show them some love: flashbacks are powerful if used purposefully and introduced clearly.
Fairy tales are kind of my thing. Whether classics by Anderson and Grimm, modern versions of old favorites, or brand-new stories told in fairy tale
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