Happy book birthday, SPIDER LADY, + an in-depth chat w/author Penny Parker Klostermann!

Look at this baby, would ya? SO APPEALING. Even if you weren’t a fan of spiders, I think you’d want to open this book and read about this woman who seems so confident with all. those. spiders she’s clearly keeping for some reason. Penny mentioned this story to me a …

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Come with me to Beatrix Potter’s World(+ MOVING DAY winner announced)

I’m diverting from the usual ‘recommending a picture book’ topic and thought I’d share a bit of travel inspiration with you today. I know many of our PBB readers are also authors and illustrators, so I hope this post gives you some motivation to keep going, keep trying, keep creating, …

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Celebrating the book birthday of I WILL ALWAYS BE… by ME (!) + interview with illustrator Rahele Jomepour Bell (!) + a GIVEAWAY!

Hello Picture Book Builders Family! What a treat it is to be able to celebrate the book birthday (TODAY!) of my latest picture book, I WILL ALWAYS BE…!  It is especially sweet because I get to celebrate it with my fabulous creator-in-crime, illustrator Rahele Jomepour Bell! Before I get into the interview …

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