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Happy Book Birthday to Ramon Fellini the Dog Detective + Eight Questions with author/illustrator/translator Guilherme Karsten

You’re in for a sneaky treat today friends. It’s the Book Birthday of a hilarious new picture book Ramon Fellini the Dog Detective, written. illustrated, and translated by Guilherme Karsten.   (Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers ) But don’t take my word for it… “A supremely silly story with a sly sense of humor.” ~ […]

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Happy Book Birthday to debut mg novel-in-verse THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN + 5 Qs with author Nicole M. Hewitt

It’s the Book Birthday of Nicole M. Hewitt’s mg debut verse novel, THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN (Feiwel & Friends) and we are so thrilled to celebrate with her on the blog! About the book: A Junior Library Guild selection Combining the gentleness of Miyazaki, the wintry wonderland of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and […]

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Happy Book Birthday I LOVE YOU, LITTLE HORSE = 10 Qs with author/illustrator Gianna Marino + some insightful horse sense for humans…

We’re so thrilled to welcome Gianna Marino to the blog, in celebration of her lyrical new picture book, I LOVE YOU, LITTLE HORSE. (Philomel) I first met Gianna Marino at an SCBWI SF South conference at Asilomar many years — and almost twenty amazing picture books ago. Gianna now writes & illustrates, and rides in […]

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Happy #BookBirthday WE ARE LION DANCERS + 7 Qs with Benson Shum = the perfect book for Lunar New Year + Book Giveaway!

We’re delighted to kick off 2025 with a Book Birthday celebration of WE ARE LION DANCERS by author/illustrator Benson Shum (Penguin Workshop) — just in time for Lunar New Year! And there’s a Book Giveaway. (Ooooh!) You may remember our last chat with Benson Shum about IMAGINE YOU AND ME. But let’s talk about WE […]

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It’s the most WONDERFUL time of the year: a VERY SPECIAL ICYMThem Book List & recap of 36 fabulous #kidlit books of 2024!

This annual post brings together the 36 books we celebrated in 2024. Wow! ICYMthem, click on the titles and check out the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and writing/Illustrating tips shared by #kidlit creators who joined us this year. (Perfect for Author Studies, Teacher friends.) *Please note that many of the wonderful titles herein fit into multiple categories. Feel free […]

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Picture Books That Remind Us to be #Thankful: Ten Qs with illustrator Luciana Navarro Powell + authors Tory Christie & Elly Berke + FREE Activities = Happy BOOKSgiving

Happy BOOKSgiving! Since it’s almost Thanksgiving here in the U.S. today we highlight two sweet picture books that remind us of #gratitude, inclusion, and how we all belong in our world: ONE SMALL KOALA AND THE BIG BLUE EARTH (Tory Christie / Illus. Luciana Navarro Powell/ Amicus) LISTEN, WONDER, ASK (Elly Berke / illus. Luciana Navarro […]

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Happy Belated #BookBirthday MIRI’S MOVING DAY = 5 Qs with co-authors Stephanie Wildman & Adam Ryan Chang

We are pleased to welcome Stephanie Wildman & Adam Ryan Chang to the blog today, in celebration of their new picture book, MIRI’S MOVING DAY. illus. Dream Chen (Kar-Ben Publishing). About the book: Miri is Chinese American and Jewish; Miri is moving. She will miss the Chinese lions in front of her apartment building that […]

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Diving in with Sibert Honoree Patricia Newman and Six Questions about GIANT RAYS OF HOPE: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea.

Patricia Newman’s beautiful book GIANT RAYS OF HOPE: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea, released on Oct. 1st from Millbrook Press/Lerner, and we are thrilled to keep the celebration going! Click here to see the fabulous book trailer featured on Shelf Awareness! About the Author: Patricia Newman wants us all to know we are […]

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Happy (belated) #BookBirthday CLOVIS SUSPECTS A SNEAK + 5 Qs about writing, TRUST, and friendship with author Katelyn Aronson

Today we’re thrilled to welcome #kidlit author Katelyn Aronson back to the blog to celebrate her new book CLOVIS SUSPECTS A SNEAK, illus. Benji Williams (Page Street Kids).   I love that it’s a cozy winter book about trusting friends. I appreciate the subtle reminders about friendship from our wonderful bull as he investigates a […]

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Happy #BookBirthday We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court + 7 Qs for Author Mia Wenjen

We’re thrilled to welcome author Mia Wenjen, aka pragmaticmom, back to the blog in celebration of her new nonfiction picture book We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez (Red Comet Press). You may remember Mia from earlier posts about […]

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