Hello, Picture Book Builders people. We are ALL such lucky ducks that Greg Pizzoli wrote and illustrated another delightful picture book. This latest book is Lucky Duck. I have been a fan of Greg’s for a long time. I did the math. That long time equals eleven years. How did …
It’s that time again! 🙂 I hereby give you my list of 24 of the MANY Picture Books I’m Looking Forward to in ’24! ********************************************* WINNER: Congratulations to Quinette Cook! She won a signed copy of Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte and Christopher Denise.
Over the years, I’ve shared many of the books I love on Picture Book Builders. There was A Hungry Lion: A Dwindling Assortment of Animals, written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins. I love that it’s subversive, funny, and unexpected. There was Mimi and Bear in the Snow, written and …
While at the 2015 SCBWI-OK Fall Retreat, I participated on a first page/first fifty panel. The other panelists, Anna Myers and Sonia Gensler, offered feedback on the first pages of novel manuscripts. My job was to offer feedback on the first fifty words of picture book manuscripts. No small task. …
One of my favorite picture books is The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli. Why do I love it more than a crocodile loves watermelon? Let me count the ways. The main character is active, relatable, and flawed. I care about this toothy crocodile! The cover alone makes me want to be friends …
Endpapers are the first pages and the final pages of a picture book. They work much like the curtains at the open and close of a play. While many books’ endpapers are a solid color, others give the reader so much more. For instance, endpapers can create a mood. Number One …