This post brings together all the books we celebrated 2022 with Book Birthday Interviews. ICYMthem, check out these fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and writing/Illustrating tips shared by the #kidlit creators who joined us this year. (Great for Author Studies, Teacher friends.) *Please note that many of the wonderful titles herein fit into multiple categories. Feel free… Read more »
The teacher in me wants to let you know about this *Writing opportunity* before Winter Break starts. Don’t worry. Nothing to do right now but get excited and/or add this to your January 2023 planner, friends. *Want a reminder in December? * Email [email protected] or DM with your email. Here are a few details: WHY:…
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Today we’re welcoming #debut author Amy Baron to the blog with her picture book, THE GENTLE BULLDOZER. (Illus. Rogério Coelho, YeeHoo Press) Because a new picture book out in the world by a new #kidlit author deserves a celebration–right? BANG! CRASH! SLAM! Bulldozer spends his days on a construction site. He and his friends are… Read more »
Today we’re celebrating the Book Birthday of SO MUCH SNOW by Kristen Schroeder, Illus. Sarah Jacoby (Random House Studio.) On Monday, it starts to snow. Silent swirling. How high will it go? Follow seven forest creatures, from a tiny mouse to a giant moose, as they hunker down in a snowstorm. As the week… Read more »
I’m super excited to welcome Jocelyn Watkinson, author of THE THREE CANADIAN PIGS: A HOCKEY STORY (Illus. Marcus Cutler / Sleeping Bear Press) to the blog today! We saved this FUN, fractured fairytale picture book, for October because– helloo– it deserves a HOCKEY SEASON CELEBRATION–right? But don’t take my word for it: “Lessons about the… Read more »
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