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Write What You LOVE

January 6, 2023 Laura Fineberg Cooper

Before writing about what you love, it helps to identify your ten greatest passions first. Think of this as creating your personal inspirational guide. You’re welcome to peruse my list before or after you write yours. 

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The Children’s Book Industry vs. the Pandemic

May 1, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

Publishers, agents, authors, and illustrators now heroically face an invisible foe. However, creative people have powerful solutions and wise workarounds to battle this hazard. The

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Legacy: Teri Weidner

January 3, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

In tribute to a beautiful person One day Teri Weidner baked brownies for an illustrators’ party. She sprinkled on coconut “snow” and outlined a bear print

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Support Greta’s message: Write now

October 4, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

When sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg says to adults, “Our house is on fire,” and “Our lives are in your hands,” we must listen. And act. How?

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World of Books #11: Barcelona

August 9, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

Sunday night we returned from a two-week trip along the Pyrenees Mountains in France, Andorra, and Spain and while in Barcelona, I purchased a remarkable

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Interview: Susan Kaplan Carlton, author of IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF TRUE

May 3, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

This is more than an interview with a young adult author about her newest book. Recent events in the news reveal that antisemitism has not

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Two reviews: Smile! and A Green Place To Be

April 5, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

Today I have the pleasure of reviewing two marvelous non-fiction books that Candlewick sent here. I chose these from the publisher’s new releases list because

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World of Books #8: Turkey

January 4, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

It is important to be aware of the visual voices of picture book authors and illustrators around the world. We can all inspire one another

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Book Review: “There’s a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor”, “Kids Cooking: Students Prepare and Eat Foods from Around the World”, and “Dad’s Camera”

November 2, 2018 Joyce Audy Zarins

One day a package arrived here containing three review copies of picturebooks from Candlewick Press. Each is fully different from the others and together they

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Summer Writing

June 8, 2018 Kim Chaffee

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.

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Brilligs And Other Ways A Bookshop Sells Your Books

May 4, 2018 Joyce Audy Zarins

Once you have written or illustrated your heartfelt story, overcome the publishing gatekeeper hurdles, and your book has been birthed, here is another crucial step

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The Heart of Picture Books

August 11, 2017 Kirsti Call

Guest post by Julie Hedlund I’ve been thinking a great deal about “layers” in picture books lately, for three reasons. The first is because I

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Pew!: The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham

By Cathy Stefanec Ogren, Illustrated by Lesley BreenMarch 15, 2023
A giant wheel of cheese--the perfect gift? History picture book available today from Sleeping Bear Press.

Smarty Ants

By Corey Rosen Schwartz and Kirsti Call, Illustrated by Erin TaylorAugust 1, 2023
4 months to go.
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