Here Comes the SUN! by Stacy McAnulty (plus a giveaway)
SUN! ONE IN A BILLION released last week. I meant to have Stacy on the blog then to talk about her newest book. But the website...
SUN! One in a Billion by Stacy McAnulty (plus a giveaway)
Happy Birthday, SUN! Is it your 4,603,000,004th birthday? Or the 4,603,000,005th? Well, it’s OK, enjoy, who’s counting anyway? STACY MCANULTY! She’s counting, that’s who! And she...
How to Speak Elephant by Kelly DiPucchio (plus a POE WON’T GO giveaway)
by Kelly DiPucchio For many years I did a school visit presentation on voice. I’d begin by reading a line or two from popular books that...
FUTURE ASTRONAUT Cover Reveal & Giveaway with Lori Alexander & Allison Black
by Lori Alexander Last October, I headed into our pediatrician’s office with my 12-year-old who could not shake a deep, rattling cough. While we waited in...
From Vampirina Ballerina Books to TV, An Interview with Author Anne Marie Pace (plus a giveaway)
If you don’t know VAMPIRINA BALLERINA, expect her to ring your doorbell this Halloween. Thousands of youngsters now tune into her tippy-toe Translyvania-to-Pennsylvania travels on Disney...
How to Get a Six-Pack by Tammi Sauer (plus a giveaway)
Disclaimer: These are not Tammi’s abs. by Tammi Sauer People go to the gym for various reasons. Some want to stay fit. Some want to lose...
Is Your Picture Book Actually a Chapter Book? Five Ways to Find Out, by Hillary Homzie
by Hillary Homzie Sometimes a picture book manuscript begs to become a chapter book. This has happened to me. Several years back, I wrote a picture...
Small Moments Make Your Story Big
“A big story is about a small moment.” ~Matthew Dicks Think about that for a moment (not a small one). Every book you have ever read...
The Time for Carin Berger’s ALL OF US is Now (plus a giveaway)
Fangirl moment. THE Carin Berger is on my blog today. A children’s book creator I have long admired, Berger’s cut-paper illustrations bring delightful whimsy to books...
