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Picture Books At The Library 129

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I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

A little boy and his mother go in search of the moon on a walk through the city.

During a skink hunt with Papa, little monster wonders if Papa loves the swamp more than he love him. Clever...

Interview Alert: Katey Howes

I am so excited to share this interview with fellow Ripple Grove Press children’s author Katey Howes! Katey’s debut picture book Grandmother Thorn released this past summer and has received many wonderful reviews. I don’t remember where in the kidlitosphere Katey and I first met, but I do remember sending her a message and spellcheck changing her name to matey. I’d like to think we’ve been kidlit “mates” ever since.

Picture Books At The Library 128

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I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

An unusual young girl who lives alone in the woods sets off in search of a bedtime story.

Wolf meets a little girl, but instead of gobbling her up, he decides he wants to be friends.

A feat...

All I Want For Christmas Is… Forgiveness For My Shameless Self Promotion

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I very rarely ask folks (because I feel funny about it) to review my book on sites such as Amazon or Goodreads. But it’s come to my attention recently that having 50 or more reviews on Amazon helps a book’s visibility in Amazon’s search engines (who knew!).

It makes sense that reviews help promote the sales of a book, and certainly, the more reviews the better. So this holiday season, I’m asking you, my friends, fans, and blog followers, if you have a free moment or two, to please leave an h...

Picture Books At The Library 127

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I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

A duck and a mouse happily take up residence in a wolf’s belly.

Bruce’s house is getting too crowded, so he decides to move.

Max the kitten and his new friend bird help each other learn how...

New Year=New Beginnings: November’s Winner (plus December’s prize)

Back in January, I posted about a year-long giveaway called New Year=New Beginnings that I’m offering here on Frog on a Blog–a new prize each month for folks who comment on blog posts. With so much negative energy floating around in the world, I wanted to do something positive to show my gratitude to my followers, fans, and friends for their support.

It’s December! Where has this year gone?! It must have been the fastest year on record, at least in my record book. My year-long giveaway is alm...

Picture Books At The Library: Christmas Roundup 2017

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A first introduction to the biblical Christmas story.

Mouse snoops to find his Christmas gift when he spends Christmas at Bear’s house. Fun!

A young girl named Marie receives a nutcracker as a gift from her uncle. Beautiful adaptation of the Nutcracker story!

Peanut is nuts about Christmas and can’t wait to get to his grandma’s house for dinner, but will he get there on time when snow begins to cover the path?

Otto is very excited for Christmas–perhaps a bit too excited. Will he ruin everyth...

Tending Your Story Garden

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This article originally appeared last year on Operation Awesome as a guest post by me. I thought it was a good time to repost as a reminder to my writer friends to grab those ideas that are floating around in your minds, plant them, and grow them into beautiful stories for children.

Tending Your Story Garden

Before you can harvest your vegetables, you must plant the seeds, water the seedlings, nourish the soil, and have patience. Without tending, your garden will wither and die. Stories are...

Sticks ‘N Stones ‘N Dinosaur Bones Blog Tour: Schiffer Publishing

Welcome to Day #7 of the “Sticks ‘N Stones” Blog Tour

To celebrate the release of Sticks ‘N Stones ‘N Dinosaur Bones, written by Ted Enik and illustrated by G.F. Newland, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive content about this humorous tall tale and giving away chances to win a copy of Sticks ‘N Stones ‘N Dinosaur Bones.

Pete Schiffer, the publisher at Schiffer Publishing, and Tracee Groff, the head of Schiffer Kids, the children’s books division there, talked about how Sticks ‘N Sto...

Sticks ‘N Stones ‘N Dinosaur Bones Blog Tour

I’m pleased to report that Frog on a Blog has been invited to take part in a blog tour for Sticks ‘N Stones ‘N Dinosaur Bones. Here’s more information about the book and the tour:

To celebrate the release of Sticks ‘N Stones ‘N Dinosaur Bones, written by Ted Enik and illustrated by G.F. Newland, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive content about this humorous tall tale and giving away chances to win a copy of Sticks ‘N Stones ‘N Dinosaur Bones.

This first book in Ted Enik and G.F New...