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Tag: nonfiction picture books

Meet Joyce Uglow and her debut picture book, Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar 

March 25, 2025 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Suzy Zemel Joyce and I met in 2022 in a class sponsored by Highlights Foundation. During that time, she was excited about

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Banner showing author Lydia Lukidis and covers of two of her books

Atmospheric Poetry: New STEM picture book Up, Up High joins Deep, Deep Down

January 28, 2025 Marianne Knowles

Lydia Lukidis’s STEM picture books, Up, Up, High and Deep, Deep Down, blend poetic storytelling with scientific information, offering engaging journeys through Earth’s atmosphere and ocean depths for readers of all ages.

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Joy, Play, and Magic in Non-Fiction

January 9, 2024 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Cedar Pruitt Kids want to understand the world. Right away, as far as I can tell. When our daughter was a baby,

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    • Interview with Nonfiction Kidlit Author Amy Cherrix…plus a TRIPLE giveaway!
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    • Interview with the amazing #kidlit author, Linda Elovitz Marshall
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    • What My Past Manuscripts Have Taught Me
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    • INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY
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    • Writing Across Genres & Empowering Indie Authors: Author-Publisher Donna L. Martin
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    • Challenging a Dystopian World: An Enlightening Interview with Gregory Maguire
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    • The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Math for Kids: An Interview with Rebecca Rapoport and Allanna Chung
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    • New in Picture Books: Hello, Tobi! by Andrea Cáceres
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    • Dedications: How Do You Decide?
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    • ANT ics with Picture Book Layers plus Smarty Ants GIVEAWAY
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    • Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett
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    • New 2025 Picture Books!
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    • SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins
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    • Interview with LIMELIGHT author Renée M. LaTulippe
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    • Picture Book Review: CASSINI’S MISSION by Katie Venit
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    • Bringing Up a Writing Family: A Kidlit Journey with Award-Winning Author Jane Yolen
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    • A Simple Holiday Gift Guide for Writers 

REWRITING THE RULES

By Dr. Danna Zeiger, Ph.D., Illustrated by Josée BisaillonSeptember 9, 2025
New Picture book about scientist Dr. Kathleen Friel, who could--and DID--achieve what others said was impossible. Available today from Millbrook Press.

Victoria Dare and the Blood of Kings

By Josh RobertsMay 1, 2026
5 months to go.

The Puffin Who Whispered

By Marcia Strykowski, Illustrated by Roch HerckaJuly 28, 2026
8 months to go.
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