As I said in my last blog post of 2013, I won’t be doing my month-end accountability posts this year. Instead, in keeping with my chosen theme for the year of moving forward, the last Monday of each month will feature a post designed to get us all thinking about some aspect of moving forward …
Title: Library Mouse Author/Illustrator: Daniel Kirk Publisher: New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007. Genre: Picture book, fiction Audience Age: 4 to 8 years of age
It’s November, and for hundreds of picture book writers — both established and aspiring — it’s time for Tara Lazar’s Picture Book Idea Month! Tara’s amazing challenge to come up with 30 picture book ideas in the 30 days of November began with her challenging herself in 2008, and expanded in 2009 to blog …
Susanna Leonard Hill, who comes up with the most delightful ideas, is hosting her annual Halloweensie writing contest on her blog this week. The “weensie” part of the Halloweensie title indicates the length of the story contestants are to write, and believe me, this year the word limit makes for a very weensie story. The …
Scaredy Cat — Susanna Hill’s HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST Read More »
I’ve recently read a wonderful book about the amazing stage and film designer (of both costumes and sets), stage director, and illustrator Tony Walton, and I wanted to share both the book and some thoughts about a few of his design projects with you. Title: The Designs of Tony Walton Author: Delbert Unruh Publisher: …
If you’ve read either The Dot or Ish, Peter H. Reynolds’ fabulous picture books about celebrating creativity and making your own kind of art, even if you (or others) don’t consider you artistic, then you’ve already encountered the basic principle behind International Dot Day — making your mark in some artistic-ish way, and celebrating your …
It is so exciting when a writing colleague is published for the first time. It is even more exciting when that colleague is eleven years old! I first became aware of Erik, the Kid Who Reviews Books, when we both participated in Picture Book Ideas Month in 2011 (that link leads to a guest post …
The Adventures of Tomato & Pea — Blog Tour Review and GIVEAWAY! Read More »
Title: Rose’s Garden Author/Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds Publisher: Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009 Genre: Picture book, fiction