Oh, people. Who doesn’t enjoy a day at the playground with a good friend? You Go First, written by Ariel Bernstein and illustrated by Marc Rosenthal, stars two good friends, Cat and Duck, who discover a brand new slide on the playground. Duck can’t wait to try it out. And …
I have been fortunate to have created books with many wonderful illustrators: Jeff Berger, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Troy Cummings, Guy Frances, Alison Friend, Goro Fujita, Arthur Howard, Victoria Hutto, Dan Krall, Jeff Mack, Scott Magoon, Dave Mottram, Lynn Munsinger, Mike Reed, Angela Rozelaar, Dan Santat, Bob Shea, Michael Slack, Liz Starin, …
Hello, fine readers of Picture Book Builders. Today, I want to share a post from soon-to-be debut author Laura Lavoie. The content first appeared on her blog on February 23, 2020, and I loved it so much I asked Laura if I could share the information right here. Lucky for …
It’s almost 2020, and I don’t know about you, but I am really excited about what’s in store for us book-wise. These are just 20 of the books I’m looking forward to in 2020….. Happy New Year, everybody! ************************************************************** WINNER: Congratulations, Linda Skeers! You won a signed copy of Everybody …
It’s summer. For me, that means lots of long, lazy days. I have time to write and you better believe I have time to read. Recently, I was going through my picture book shelves and happily rediscovered one of my favorites from 2017–I Have a Balloon written by Ariel Bernstein …
Happy June everyone! Today I’m doing a post about the Scott Magoon’s latest book, Linus The Little Yellow Pencil. Linus is a story about a relationship between a pencil and the eraser at it’s end. While we may be filled with ideas and inspiration, our inner voice can squish it …
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! I’m calling today Talk It Up Tuesday. Here’s a quick shout out to ten picture book blasts from the not-so-recent past. Book 1: Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Scott Campbell This book features a zombie’s quest to find the perfect ghoul. It’s stinking great. …
In just a few days, ROAR!, my book with Liz Starin, releases. To celebrate, I wanted to share the trailer as well as some scoop on how the trailer came to be. The Trailer: ROAR!‘s trailer includes cameo appearances from some of today’s fiercest authors and illustrators. You’ve been warned. Please view responsibly. …
Last month on 100 Scope Notes, Travis Jonker shared a wonderful post called “The Art of the Picture Book Barcode.” Now I have always loved spotting a well-placed barcode on the back of a picture book. Seeing a collection of that kind of awesomeness? What more could I want?! I thought it would be …
Last month, a new writer emailed to thank me for a blog post that I had written back in 2010. Well! I had to go back in time and revisit this post for myself. I realized that the information is worth sharing again. The topic? Word Choice When writing picture …