I have something today that will spark joy in book-loving hearts—a board book collaboration between de-clutter queen Marie Kondo and prolific author-illustrator Salina Yoon! Introducing KIKI & JAX… Salina, how did you feel when you were offered the co-writing and illustration gig on Marie Kondo’s
It’s Halloween! A perfect day to introduce you to a book for year-round fun: THE ITTY BITTY WITCH by Trisha Speed Shaskan and Xindi Yan. I interviewed both creators for a sweet blog post today! Trisha, what inspired you to write The Itty-Bitty Witch? How
by Michael Armstrong When Tara agreed to host the cover reveal for my upcoming picture book, BEST DAY EVER, my initial thought was to have a writer friend do a Q&A type interview. Unfortunately, the few other writers I actually know were unavailable—all for perfectly
Well, hey-hey-hey, we’ve got a couple new early reader friends here today! Say hello to FRANK AND BEAN! I’m eager to eat…er, I mean…MEET them, so I sat down with the fellas to have a frank conversation. So Frank, you’re quite the solitary, secret fellow.
Recently a film by Pixar called “Bao” received the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. The short featured a Canadian-Chinese mother whose son grew up and moved away, so she was feeling lonely. Enter a perfect, plump bao to give
by Laura Renauld Online writing challenges have been key to my career as a children’s author. I’m the kind of writer who needs external goals and deadlines to jumpstart my internal motivation. Challenges have helped me develop my craft, given me strategies for revision, and
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