It’s an honor to celebrate my #kidlit friend Alexandra Alessandri’s INCREDIBLE debut middle grade fantasy/adventure on the blog today. Think: “Encanto meets The Chronicles of Narnia by way of Colombian folklore.” I am telling you now, I see GREAT things happening with this book! But don’t take my word for it… Praise for The Enchanted… Read more »
Happy 2023, Book Friends! Our first celebration of the year is for the Book Birthday of THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER AND THE SHADOW OF DOUBT, the #mg sequel by Shawn Peters (Harper Collins / Illus. Petur Antonsson). You might remember meeting Shawn Peters when we celebrated his debut #mg, The Unforgettable Logan Foster in 2022…. Read more »
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 »
It’s the Book Birthday of FLIPPING FORWARD TWISTING BACKWARD by Alma Fullerton / illus. Sarah Mensinga / Peachtree. A novel in verse starring a fifth grader who is almost as devoted to competitive gymnastics as she is to hiding her poor reading skills. What happens when Claire’s secret starts unraveling? I am so excited to… Read more »
We’re ba-ack! Remember our Del Dayo Elementary Blog Takeover a few weeks ago? It all started with our Author Day zooms with Erin Dealey. We learned that Writing is NEVER wrong–and it’s not as painful as we thought…. (It’s kind of cool.) We wrote SO MUCH and we wanted to share our poems, so here’s…
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