Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
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
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
Online contests, challenges, and courses for picture book creators for September 2024
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
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
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 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
Online courses, challenges, contests, and opportunities for picture book creators in August, 2023.
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
I know I do! I am fretting over the fact that I haven’t written creatively in several months. While I haven’t abandoned my writing career,
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!!
Guest Post by Terry Farish I was invited to present with kidlit writer and media specialist Sara Lesley Warner on the topic, Welcoming Kids to
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
PSA: Every month, I stumble across an online event for PB creators that happened in the previous month, that wasn’t posted or publicized in time
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