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Tag: picture book biography

Interview of Talented Author, Rita Lorraine Hubbard

January 21, 2020 Kirsti Call

I adore Rita Lorraine Hubbard’s debut picture book, Hammering For Freedom. So when she joined the 20/20 Vision Picture Book marketing group, I was excited

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8 Books That Broke the Rules Brilliantly

August 23, 2019 Laura Fineberg Cooper

Before you bend or break the rules of writing for children, the generally accepted strategy is to learn the established rules first. But however these authors and illustrators dreamed up these groundbreaking book ideas, they executed them brilliantly. 

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The Writers’ Rumpus 2018 Review

December 28, 2018 Laura Fineberg Cooper

Racing through the mall Voice croaking like a frog Wishing you were home sweet home Perusing your favorite blog! Is it my imagination, or does

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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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SOME DADDIES

By Carol Gordon Ekster, Illustrated by Javiera Maclean AlvarezMay 17, 2022
How many ways can a daddy look? Available today from Beaming Books. Order now for Father's Day!

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