Get Your Wellies On
The Spring rains have arrived and it is time to pull on your Wellies like Christopher Robin and head into the 100 Acre Wood (or your local equivalent). In a podcast conversation on with Chris Lenois of WKVT’s Live & Local, we explore children’s books that take us “into the wild.” Listen to the conversation HERE. ________________________________________________________________ Wildwood (The Wildwood Chronicles Series #I) By Colin Meloy Illustrated by Carson Ellis Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780062024701 Age range: 9 – 12 Years Locate a...
Read MoreSay Happy Birthday to Arun Gandhi!
Today, Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of Mahatma Gandhi turns 80-years-old! After a lifetime of educating the world about total nonviolence and forgiveness, he has brought his crucial lessons to children with the publication of the stunning picture book Grandfather Gandhi. The book is co-written with Bethany Hegedus and beautifully illustrated by Evan Turk. I am saying “Happy Birthday” to this astonishing human being by purchasing a copy of Grandfather Gandhi and donating it to my local school library. Why? Because we should all care about legacy. Ideas thrive when children...
Read MoreCrazy Syncopation
In a podcast conversation on with Chris Lenois of WKVT’s Live & Local, we explore children’s picture books on Jazz and the Jazz Greats. Listen to the conversation here. There’s a crazy syncopation And it’s tearing through the nation And it’s bringing sweet elation To every single tune It’s jazz. —Jazz by Walter Dean Meyers In the podcast, Chris compliments Wynton Marsalis’ commitment to “pay it forward” and “honor his Jazz past.” If you are a Jazz fan, consider sharing this “crazy syncopation” with donations...
Read MoreSCBWI Whispering Pines
Whispering Pines gals, are you here?? Hello! First, here is the handout that I gravely ran short of… View & Download Discovering Your Readers And to your questions… How important is it to have a blog or website pre-publication? Quite important. Part of what a publisher may look at is your presence in the online world. Are you professional? Engaging? Do you have a following that will immediately translate into sales once your book is released? Which is better to have, blog or website? Your blog and website should be one in the same. You should not take on a website that...
Read More900 Children’s Books
For the 10th March in the Curious City Decade, I will stand before a circle of doctors, nurses, home health professionals, early childhood educators, librarians, Kindergarten teachers, parents, and grandparents while they read, review, revel in, and (sometimes) reject close to 100 children’s book titles for ages Birth to Five. As the Book Consultant for Raising Readers, I have the year long pleasure of prescreening every baby, toddler, and PreK book published to arrive at the 80-100 that the committee will further vet at this annual meeting. After long deliberation, 12 of those titles...
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