23 of the MANY Picture Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2023
It’s that time again! 🙂 I hereby give you my list of 23 of the MANY Picture Books I’m Looking Forward to in ’23! WINNER:
Tag: Tammi Sauer
The Underpants by Tammi Sauer (+GIVEAWAY)
Oh, people. I am ridiculously excited about this book. Let’s take a moment to read these fine words: “Cull’s illustrations resemble a kooky comic strip, perfect for Sauer’s goofy humor… Sure to elicit laughter.” — Kirkus Reviews “Riotous… the participants seem deeply satisfied by this unadulterated silliness — and readers …
Mary Had a Little Plan by Tammi Sauer (+ GIVEAWAY)
Remember Mary? Nice, huh? I especially love the part about “well-paced couplets that read effortlessly.” Writing a rhymer is a big challenge. It’s hard to make those couplets read effortlessly, but that is always one of my primary writing-a-rhymer goals. On top of telling a real-deal story, the rhythm has …
Hustle Bustle Bugs by Catherine Bailey (+ GIVEAWAY)
While bugs made a couple of cameos in my previous post on Look and Listen, they are the total stars of Hustle Bustle Bugs, written by Catherine Bailey and illustrated by Lauren Eldridge. Lucky for us, Catherine stopped by to chat about this cutie creepy crawly book. TS: Hi, Catherine. …
A Sequel Situation
Recently, I was asked by one of my webinar attendees how I approach writing a sequel. I started my explanation when I realized I had written an entire post on this topic on Tara Lazar‘s blog a few years ago. Hooray for past Tammi helping present Tammi out! 🙂 Since …
Picture Book Pals Share Picture Book Recs
Oh, readers. Today is pretty special. I asked three picture book writing friends to tell us–in less than 100 words!–about one of their favorite picture books of 2022. Let’s give it up for Jean Reidy, Meg Fleming, and Anika Denise! _______________________________________________________ First, we have Jean Reidy. The book she chose …
“A Self-Styled Master Class” brought to you by author/illustrator Janee Trasler
Hello, Picture Book Builders people! I’m in a critique group called PBJeebies. The members include Kim Norman, Janee Trasler, Jessica Young, and, well, me. Today, Janee stopped by Picture Book Builders to tell us allll about a recent master class that she participated in and learned a lot from courtesy …
Love is in the air!–interview with illlustrator Stephanie Laberis (+giveaway)
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day and la-la-la-la-love is in the air! Evidence: Lovebird Lou, illustrated by Steph Laberis–and written by yours truly–stars a little lovebird who is learning to embrace who he is. This is what Kirkus had to say about our book: “This entertaining picture book would be a wonderful …
22 Picture Books I’m Looking Forward to in ’22…
It’s that time again. 🙂 I hereby give you my list of 22 Picture Books I’m Looking Forward to in ’22! I’m very much looking forward to these books in 2022 as well. 🙂 Still anxiously awaiting covers on these…. The Underpants (Scholastic Press, Summer 2022) Mary Had a Little …
Debut Author Brian Gehrlein’s Path to Publication (+GIVEAWAY)
Hello, wonderful Picture Book Builders people! Today, I had planned to invite a purple monster named Dennis for an interview, but, it turns out a Dennis situation involves lots of rules, and, since I’m not 100% sold on my abilities to follow directions, I thought it was a safer choice …