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7 Qs with Award-winning Author/Illustrator Antoinette Portis + To Activate Space Portal, Lift Here = Happy out-of-this-world pre-Book-Birthday

DON’T TELL ANYONE but today we’ve got a sneaky preview interview of Antoinette Portis‘ newest picture book, To Activate Space Portal, Lift Here (Neal Porter Books), set to land in bookstores on Oct. 7th! ATTENTION ALL HUMANS: To View the Book Trailer CLICK HERE. The Portal will open soon. We might even meet Zrk and […]

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Happy Book Birthday to SOUND: Discovering the Vibrations We Hear + 8 Qs with author/illustrator Olga Fadeeva

Today we’re switching over to nonfiction to celebrate the Book Birthday of Olga Fadeeva’s gorgeous new picture book, SOUND: Discovering the Vibrations We Hear, translated by Lena Traer, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. “Dynamically illustrated…kid-friendly, intriguing.” ― Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) “Fadeeva’s work is chock-full of clear explanations, suggestions for experimenting with sound, elegant infographics, and rich vocabulary, […]

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Happy (almost!) Book Birthday to The Everything Trail + 8 Qs with Kidlit author Meg Fleming

Today we’re chatting with author Meg Fleming about her new picture book The Everything Trail, illus. Chuck Groenink / Beach Lane Books. Whether you’ve been hiking this summer — or plan or WISH to be on a trail soon — this sweet book will be everything you need to remember those moments or make new […]

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Happy (almost) Book Birthday BEFORE I LIVED HERE + Six Qs with debut author Stacy S. Jensen

Today we’re chatting with Stacy S. Jensen about her debut picture book, Before I Lived Here, illus. Victo Ngai / Neal Porter Books / Holiday House “Journey backward in time through all the layers of history that led up to your neighborhood’s existence.” —NPB Ngai’s precisely lined, radiant mixed-media illustrations pull readers into each moment. […]

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Happy (belated) Book Birthday GOATS AFLOAT + Six Qs with Lezlie Evans

We’re welcoming #Kidlit author Lezlie Evans to the blog today to chat about her new, rhymed picture book, GOATS AFLOAT (Illus. Julia Patton / Two Lions). About Goats Afloat “An unexpected friendship takes the cake in this fun fairy-tale frolic.” * ―Kirkus Reviews*More from Kirkus below. “This [cleverly crafted] bouncy rhyme has plenty of new action: […]

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Happy (belated) magical Book Birthday to The Library of Curiosities + 6 Qs with kidlit author Jenny Lundquist = Let’s keep this party going!

I’m back from Fine Arts Camp (SO much fun!) and excited to celebrate Jenny Lundquist‘s magical new mg fantasy/mystery, The Library of Curiosities (Holiday House). About the Book Readers young and old will LOVE 11-year-old Rowan Fitzgerald who gets bumped from her latest boarding school and ends up visiting her secretive, estranged grandfather, only to […]

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Happy Book Birthday to If You Want to Write a Story = 7 Qs with author/illustrator Jeff Mack

What fun to celebrate the (almost) Book Birthday of Jeff Mack’s new picture book, If You Want to Write a Story (Neal Porter Books / Holiday House)! It releases when I’m up at Fine Arts Camp with all the Theater kids, so we’re starting the party early. Are you ready? About the Author Jeff Mack […]

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Happy Book Birthday to Peachaloo in Bloom = 10 Qs with author/illustrator Chris Raschka

It’s the Book Birthday of Chris Raschka‘s middle grade novel, Peachaloo in Bloom (Neal Porter Books/ Holiday House). Wait –are we talking about a novel by TWO-time Caldecott Medalist –and honoree Illustrator Chris Raschka? Why, yes indeed. We are. And what a fun adventure! But don’t take my word for it… Raschka draws on his […]

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Writing is a Language ART = #kidlitzombieweek + BONUS video + #Giveaway!

Hi Friends, I’m so honored to be a part of #kidlitzombieweek! Partly because I know firsthand what it’s like to dig up an old manuscript. Believe me, with 20+ picture books and more on the way, I’ve buried my share of projects and I’m sure there will be others. (Cue the bugle player: “Taps”) Sometimes […]

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Six Questions with #kidlit author Sandra Nickel = Happy Book Birthday to Making Light Bloom!

Today we’re celebrating the Book Birthday of Sandra Nickel’s latest pb: Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps illustrated by Julie Paschkis (Peachtree) About the Book Making Light Bloom is the little known true story of Clara Driscoll, who designed and engineered the famous Tiffany lamps. Since their debut in the late 1800’s, these […]

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