I’m always happy for the opportunity to catch up with one of my former editors, now an author herself many times over, Alli Brydon. Her new book with Two Lions, BRIGHT WINTER NIGHT, is a stunner. The story features Alli’s lovely poem detailing how a group of forest friends work …
Hello! I’m short of time this month, since my buns have been pretty much glued to the tractor seat for the past three weeks … …so, since I haven’t had time for a library run, I’m pulling a current favorite from my own bookshelf to share. After lots of raucous, …
I’m thrilled today to have Suzanne back in the house! And, boy, does she have a fun new book to share with us. It’s the durn near perfect story of superstar Dolly Parton. There are so many superlative elements in this book that I wasn’t sure where to begin. Highlights: …
Wondering about my use of the word magic? Well, any book that instantly silences two little boys, 6 and 4, who then pore over every page as I read aloud, repeatedly insisting that I stop to let them study the details of EVERY spread, is magic to me. The gist …
When I got my first look at Matt Lilley’s DEBUT book, GOOD EATING, the Short Life of Krill, I knew I had to talk about it here. Why? Because it’s beautifully done, for one thing–informative, light, voice-y and engaging, and illustrated to perfection … but also because I’d once had …
A writer named Rebecca Gardyn Levington came super close to being my #PBChat mentee in 2019. I wrote her a private note to let her know how impressed I was by her rhyming skills. So much so that I encouraged her to KEEP writing rhyming manuscripts (which I don’t often …
Author Beth Anderson has a new book out in the world, and it’s a doozy! Here’s the gist of the story, from the publisher: “… offers an engaging look at the inspiring life of Franz Gsellmann, an inventor from rural Austria who, with no formal artistic or engineering training, built …
I absolutely love introducing debut authors, and today I get to bring in not one, but TWO. Co-authors Mark Ceilley and Rachel Smoka-Richardson, with the help of illustrator Stephanie Laberis, have brought to life a bright, snappy twist on the Cinderella story, CINDERELLIOT – A Scrumptious Fairytale (Running Press Kids). …
If you write for children, you can probably imagine how floored I was to learn, a few years ago, that the amazing Stacy Innerst would be illustrating my JACK KNIGHT’S BRAVE FLIGHT – How One Gutsy Pilot Saved the U.S. Air Mail Service (Calkins Creek/Astra), released just last week. Stacy’s …
I’m excited today to welcome back our own Suzanne Slade (PBB blogger from 2015-2021), who’s here to give us a sneak peek of her upcoming picture book for older readers, the beautifully told, vibrantly illustrated Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space (Calkins Creek, April 12th). Look …