picture book – WRITERS' RUMPUS

KidLit Interview with the Fabulous Author, VALERIE BOLLING

October 11, 2022 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Having connected with Valerie through New England SCBWI, I have been amazed to watch Valerie’s career blossom in a short time. She’s

Meet the Fords: A Family You Won’t Soon Forget

October 4, 2022 Keri Demers

On the night of that child’s 4th birthday in March 2015, they looked their mother straight in the eye (still wearing their favorite Elsa gown from the day’s birthday festivities) and proudly declared, “Mom, I’m not a boy. I’m a girl. In my heart and in my brain.”

COVER REVEAL, TRUCKER KID

September 13, 2022 Carol Gordon Ekster

Trucker Kid, my sixth book to come into the hands of children, launches on January 1, 2023. Fans of the amazing Nerdy Book Club will

3 Ways to Make Your Story Stand Out

November 23, 2021 Kirsti Call

by Kirsti Call and Corey Rosen Schwartz COLD TURKEY flies onto shelves today!!! Celebrate with us, by g-g-gobbling up these tips for making your story

Sloth & Squirrel In a Pickle, by Cathy Ballou Mealey

July 21, 2021 Kirsti Call

The pickles were slippery. The jars were slippery. The floors were slippery. Delightfully heartwarming and hilarious, Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle by Cathy Ballou

Five Page Layout Tips

May 7, 2021 Joyce Audy Zarins

All picture book author-illustrators need to consider how your story and images fit together. Even when the narrative is not told in actual words, it

3 Ways to Infuse Moooosic into Your Story

March 16, 2021 Kirsti Call

How cow-razy is it that I have two cow books releasing within 6 months of each other? In celebration of Cow Says Meow’s book birthday,

NORTHBOUND: A Train Ride Out of Segregation

January 12, 2021 Laura Fineberg Cooper

NORTHBOUND: A Train Ride Out of Segregation, written by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award Winner James E.

Interview with Debut Author, Cristina Lalli

July 10, 2020 Kim Chaffee

I am so happy to interview fellow Page Street Kids author, Cristina Lalli on her debut picture book, Nola’s Scribbles Save the Day, about a

Interview of Debut Author, Kelly Carey

March 13, 2020 Kim Chaffee

In 2018 I was lucky enough to meet the sweet and talented Kelly Carey at a magical event known as the Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreat. We shared lunch and talked about the journeys of our debut picture books. Today, I am so pleased to interview Kelly about How Long is Forever? which will hit bookshelves everywhere next month.