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Tag: debut

THE LOUD LIBRARIAN: Written by Jenna Beatrice and Illustrated by Erika Lynne Jones

May 19, 2023 Keri Demers

Everyone knows that all CAPS = yelling. So, yes, I AM, in fact, yelling the title of Jenna Beatrice’s debut picture book THE LOUD LIBRARIAN at the top of my lungs. Please don’t shush me because this book (2023, Atheneum/Simon & Schuster) is just too darn cute to keep quiet about!

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Interview with debut author, mindy yuksel

March 23, 2021 Kim Chaffee

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.

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Dinner with Debuts

June 12, 2020 Kim Chaffee

If your MC could have dinner with anyone (famous, kinda famous, no longer with us, or still kickin’) who would it be and why?

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My My May!

May 10, 2019 Kim Chaffee

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,

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New in 19’s February Debuts

February 8, 2019 Kim Chaffee

Fall in Love With These February Debuts!

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Debut Author/Illustrator Support Resources

April 14, 2017 Alumni & Guests

By Sarah Lynne Reul Just a couple of weeks ago, the announcement went out for my debut picture book, The Breaking News (Roaring Brook/Macmillan, Winter

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