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Pandemic book: Just completed Chomp, Chomp, Pop!

Just finished CHOMP, CHOMP, POP! a silly/sassy professionally edited children’s picture book manuscript. Let’s get kids laughing + connecting with the wonders of nature as well as excited about using onomatopoeias. I wrote it during the first part of the pandemic. For PreSchool – Grade 1 and fans of THE PIGEON FINDS ... Read more

Just completed Chomp, Chomp, Pop!

Just finished CHOMP, CHOMP, POP! a silly/sassy professionally edited children’s picture book manuscript. Let’s get kids laughing + connecting with the wonders of nature as well as excited about using onomatopoeias. For PreSchool – Grade 1 and fans of THE PIGEON FINDS A HOT DOG! x WHO WANTS A HUG? CHOMP, CHOMP, POP! A saucy #PB to ... Read more

Andrea Koehle Jones, author, environmentalist and founder of Canada’s ChariTree Foundation | Magazine cover story

Andrea Koehle Jones, founder of The ChariTree Foundation, author and founding partner of The FirstLine Foundation, tells the story of how she went from being a CBC Newsworld journalist and Greenpeace communications strategist to building one of the sweetest little children’s charities out there. “Let’s give kids opportunities to fall ... Read more

Quarantine Reads By Frankie Thomas: The Secret Garden

In this Paris Review series, writers present the books getting them through these strange times. I completely agree with Frankie Thomas – The Secret Garden is the perfect pandemic read. “With brutal swiftness, nine-year-old Mary is orphaned, removed from colonial India—the only home she’s ever known—and taken to stay with a distant relative in England.” …
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#Pit_Angels helps writers, literary agents and publishers connect in the ether

#Pit_Angels is a powerful Twitter hashtag that can be used by writers everywhere and anytime to pitch their completed manuscripts to literary agents and publishers. The idea is for good writers, literary agents and publishers to lift each other up.
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#Pit_Angels helps writers, literary agents and publishers connect

#Pit_Angels is a powerful Twitter hashtag that can be used by writers everywhere and anytime to pitch their completed manuscripts to literary agents and publishers. The place in the Twitterverse for writers, literary agents and publishers to lift each other up. How to pitch Writers tweet their 280-character pitch with #pit_angels (and all the usual …
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GREEN BOOKS: Top 5 Canadian Children’s Books To Teach Kids To Care For The Environment

While the pandemic is giving kids less opportunities to get outside in nature, the bright side is it reminds us of what’s at stake for the planet plus parents and kids have a lot more time to read.⁣⁣ Here are our top 5 Canadian children's books on the environment -- perfect for Earth Day and every day! Happy reading. 💚🌎

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Top 5 Canadian Children’s Books To Teach Kids To Care For The Environment

While the pandemic is giving kids less opportunities to get outside in nature, the bright side is it reminds us of what’s at stake for the planet plus parents and kids have a lot more time to read.⁣⁣ Here are our top 5 Canadian children's books on the environment -- perfect for Earth Day and every day! Happy reading.

Pitch for Chomp, Chomp, Pop! by Andrea Koehle Jones

I am seeking representation for CHOMP, CHOMP, POP! a 375-word professionally edited children’s picture book manuscript. CHOMP, CHOMP, POP! When Sloth chews gum tossing his empty gum wrapper out of a tree, he can hardly wait to blow the biggest bubble ever. But . . . he is interrupted by a thoughtful, musical and super-creative …
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Best 5 Earth Day Quotes for #EarthDay50

Happy 50th Earth Day! Here are five inspiring Earth Day quotes to help you celebrate the wonders of nature and the things we can do to help protect the planet. The first Earth Day was in 1970 proposed by peace activist John McConnell at the 1969 UNESCO convention. Today more than 193 countries celebrate Earth …
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