picture books – WRITERS' RUMPUS

Interview with #kidlit author, Tina Cho

August 13, 2019 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I “met” Tina Cho through social media. Someone connected us on Instagram when I posted a page from my YOU KNOW WHAT?

The +s and –s of Writing Holiday Books

July 2, 2019 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Lynne Marie Happy 4th of July, Everyone! I’ll start out with an admission — I write books about holidays. Now, the surprising

Meet #kidlit debut picture book author, Hayley Barrett.

June 11, 2019 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Your debut picture book, Babymoon with Candlewick Press came out on April 2, 2019. This beautiful rhyming text, filled with emotion and

My My May!

May 10, 2019 Kim Chaffee

Cowhide & Seek by Sheri Dillard and Jess Pauwels is an adorable farm frenzy of a tale about every child’s favorite past time. Dillard’s playful,

B is for Books! Two Wonderful Surprises

April 26, 2019 Laura Fineberg Cooper

I thought I missed my chance to review these March debuts, so imagine my surprise when I opened a big box (filled with the nicest

Meet Kerry Madden-Lunsford, #kidlit author, teacher, and inspiration

February 12, 2019 Carol Gordon Ekster

Carol Gordon Ekster: I was so blessed to participate in Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple’s picture book boot camp in 2015 and wrote about it

New in 19’s February Debuts

February 8, 2019 Kim Chaffee

Fall in Love With These February Debuts!

Blog Mash-Up: ReFoReMo THINK QUICK

January 8, 2019 Carrie Charley Brown

The free online education offered during Reading for Research Month (ReFoReMo) challenges writers to read picture books for writing research. Each weekday of March features