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Tag: ripple grove press

How to live with someone who DOES NOT have ADD?

October 30, 2020 Alumni & Guests

(Random thoughts from a Picture Book Writer) Guest Post by Rob Broder Can your friends read an entire book without falling asleep? Do people end

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Ripple Grove Press: Our Story

September 10, 2019 Alumni & Guests

GUEST POST by Rob Broder, Ripple Grove Press Ripple Grove Press turns five years old this fall. Writers’ Rumpus is honored to host Rob Broder

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It’s not a Crime to Rhyme. However…

May 8, 2018 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Rob Broder, Publisher, Ripple Grove Press You sit in your chair in all its glory: grab paper and pen for your wonderful

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10 Things NOT to Say in your Query – Advice from a Children’s Publisher

November 14, 2017 Alumni & Guests

of Rob Broder is Publisher of Ripple Grove Press, an independent, family-run children’s book publishing company. He and his wife Amanda started Ripple Grove Press

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How to Read a Wordless Picture Book

July 12, 2016 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Rob Broder, Ripple Grove Press, and Piotr Parda “I never read. I just look at pictures.” – Andy Warhol Wordless, adjective: without

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The Picture Book Idea Syndrome

August 4, 2015 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Rob Broder — President and Founder of Ripple Grove Press Rob Broder’s guest post, “You Can Judge a Book by Its Title,

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You Can Judge a Book by Its Title, and Other Wisdom from the Submission Pile

February 3, 2015 Alumni & Guests

GUEST POST by Rob Broder, President & Founder of Ripple Grove Press We have received over 2000 submissions at Ripple Grove Press (RGP) since we

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Interview with Amanda Broder, publisher of the new Ripple Grove Press

May 9, 2014 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: It’s always exciting for kidlit writers to hear about a new publishing company geared towards the magical genre of picture books. (Can

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