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Tag: nonfiction

Picture Perfect: Authors and Photo Research

May 29, 2020 Alumni & Guests

By Lori Alexander In 2017, I was excited to make my first nonfiction sale, ALL IN A DROP: HOW ANTONY VAN LEEUWENHOEK DISCOVERED AN INVISIBLE

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The Talented and Lovely #Kidlit Author, Christy Mihaly

April 14, 2020 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Christy at Jane Yolen’s picture book boot camp at the Highlights Foundation in 2018, where she was one of those

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5 Fabulous Things… A Royal Ride: Catherine the Great’s Great Invention

January 10, 2020 Kim Chaffee

Roller Coasters: What a fabulous topic for a picture book! Who knew that credit for the first ever roller coaster goes to Catherine the Great,

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Falling for These Debuts

September 13, 2019 Kim Chaffee

The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar and Alea Marley There is so much to love! Harpreet has a different colored patka for

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Nancy Churnin, Fabulous #kidlit Nonfiction Picture Book Author

June 12, 2018 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I just love social media. I connected with Nancy when we both had picture book birthdays on the same day, September 1,

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Picture Book Biographies

May 11, 2018 Marcia Strykowski

We live in a most exciting time, one of abundant picture book biographies! At my library, patrons of all ages check out these books. One

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Meet Ruth Spiro, #kidlit author of Baby Loves Science series

October 10, 2017 Carol Gordon Ekster

Carol Gordon Ekster: Ruth Spiro is one of those wonderful #kidlit folks that I connected with through our shared experience of being alumni of Jane Yolen’s

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Meet Heather Lang, Children’s Author of Lesser-Known Women

January 10, 2017 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Heather, I love that you write children’s books about real women who overcame extraordinary obstacles and never gave up on their dreams. And

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Meet Sandra Markle, author of more than 200 nonfiction books for children

July 8, 2016 Carol Gordon Ekster

I met Sandra Markle when I attended Jane Yolen’s Picture Book Boot Camp. The tall and stunning Sandra Markle stood out. I had no idea at

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21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference

June 17, 2016 Alumni & Guests

By Sarah Lynne Reul I just got back from another amazing conference – this time, it was the 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference, held this

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Interview with children’s author Larry Dane Brimner

July 10, 2015 Carol Gordon Ekster

I came across Larry Brimner’s children’s books when he reblogged one of my interviews with another author. I love discovering authors I had not yet

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Meet the talented children’s author, April Pulley Sayre.

November 14, 2014 Carol Gordon Ekster

I first met April at Kindling Words, a writing retreat. We happened to have gotten paired together for a funny ice-breaking activity of looking into

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Author Interview: Jane Kohuth

November 8, 2013 Carol Gordon Ekster

Jane Kohuth sent me her newest book, Anne Frank’s Chestnut Tree, to look at, and in checking out her web site I found out we

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