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My thoughts about two confusing words: ‘marketing’ and ‘promotion’

Today’s post is about two words that often confuse authors, both new and veteran — marketing and promotion. And, there’s a reason those words confuse people. Because they are, in fact, confusing. They generate so many questions: What should the publisher do? What should the author do? When should it …
GOOD EATING, the Short Life of Krill, & a chat with Matt Lilley!
The Sky, a Chick, and Fact-Checking
Textbook examples of great art
I’M NOT SMALL is Full of Big Concepts
Summertime fun with Look and Listen (+ Giveaway)
The Bluest of Blues by Fiona Robinson

THE BLUEST OF BLUES, Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs, written and breathtakingly illustrated by Fiona Robinson. Having a father who was a scientist, Anna Atkins was inspired by nature and education from a very early age. She studied shells, plants, insects, and illustrated their minute details. Her …
Rebecca Gardyn Levington brings us a BRAINSTORM!
AGAIN, ESSIE? Interview with Author Jenny Lacika (+GIVEAWAY)

Geometry is one of my favorite math units to teach in kindergarten. Kindergartners mold playdough shapes for ages, chatter about sides and vertices, and become suddenly fascinated with rectangular tiles—tiles, people! And the books! We have enough shape books in our classroom library to fill a big ole’ basket. But can …