CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I’ve been lucky to be part of Carrie’s critique group. She is one of those talented #kidlit authors who understands picture books
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INTERVIEW WITH DEBUT PICTURE BOOK AUTHOR CHELSEA LIN WALLACE
Chelsea Lin Wallace and I met rather serendipitously over social media many months ago, and I do feel that fate was somehow at work in
Books in the Homeschool: A Quick Guide for Children’s Authors
With the popularity of homeschooling continuing to rise you may wonder, as a children’s author, how to reach this ever-expanding market.
Interview with Valerie Bolling: Together We Ride
Joyce: Valerie, you certainly have been busy since I interviewed you for your first book Let’s Dance! Congratulations on your newest–Together We Ride from Chronicle
Interview with Debut Picture Book Author Debbie Murphy
Marcia Strykowski: Hi Debbie, your debut picture book, Jackie and the Mona Lisa is delightful! Let’s get right to some questions as I’m sure everyone
Author Spotlight: Drew Daywalt
To say Drew Daywalt is an accomplished author is an understatement. He has received 65 awards for his children’s writing, including the coveted E.B. White Read-Aloud Award and the Time Magazine Top 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time.
WILD ABOUT SAM USHER
Are you a fan of gouache, like me? No, not goulash (though I am a fan of that, too, particularly on a cold day). I
The Twists and Turns of Publishing with an Overseas Press
Guest Post by Susan Lendroth, author of Piper and Purpa Forever! This year’s Super Tues(2)day – 2/22/22 – was indeed a super day for me
Interview with Author Doe Boyle
René Bartos: I am so excited to be able to chat with author Doe Boyle today! Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus, Doe! Can you tell me
Grace Lin on Diversity & Inclusion
Part 2 of 2: Grace Lin on Diversity and Inclusion Grace Lin, a NY Times bestselling author/ illustrator and winner of the Children’s Literature Legacy
Grace Lin on the Craft of Storytelling
Part 1 of 2: Grace Lin on the Craft of Storytelling Grace Lin, a New York Times bestselling author/ illustrator, won the Newbery Honor for
AN INTERVIEW WITH LEAH H. ROGERS, AUTHOR OF THE BARN
THE BARN is a beautifully written lyrical picture book with lovely illustrations that takes us on a journey from morning through evening from the perspective
Top 10 Books Picture Books for 2021
I just finished reading several hundred picture books for my Cybils Award judging. Here are ten of my very favorites–perfect for gift giving and reading
Meet debut #kidlit author, Adria Karlsson
Carol Gordon Ekster: Adria, welcome to Writers’ Rumpus! Your debut picture book My Sister, Daisy, illustrated by Linus Curci, Capstone, 2021 came out in September.
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