Stacy B. Davids's Blog

SIMON THE HUGGER wins Foreword INDIES Book Award!

Hooray! SIMON THE HUGGER won SILVER in the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards!It's a story about hugs, consent, and a lovable, huggable sloth named Simon. Written by Stacy B. Davids; Illustrated by Ana SebastianLink to the 2022 INDIES winner page: Simon the Hugger ...

Sneak Peak Pix of Consent & Boundaries Picture Book, SIMON THE HUGGER

I'm excited to share some sneak peek images from my consent and boundaries-themed picture book, SIMON THE HUGGER!These promo pix have been slightly adjusted from the actual book pages so viewers can get a quick idea of the overall story arc and art style.Brief description: A lovable sloth does not ...

SIMON THE HUGGER book cover reveal

Very excited to share the cover for my consent and boundaries-themed picture book, SIMON THE HUGGER!In this heartfelt, humorous book filled with rainforest animals, Simon the sloth loves to hug everyone and everything. He slowly, slowly reaches out for hugs, but he keeps getting rejected. ...

SIMON THE HUGGER picture book deal announcement

I'm EXCITED to announce that my picture book, SIMON THE HUGGER, will be published by Beaming Books in Nov. 2022!Story description: Simon, a sweet sloth, loves to hug everyone and everything, but the other animals don’t want to hug him. He must discover for himself that hugging ...

COMEDIAN TIG NOTARO READS ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT

COOL NEWS!!! Gender Nation, a non-profit organization that donates LGBTQ and gender identity-affirming books to schools, chose my book, ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT, for their FIRST Story Time Series readaloud! I was thrilled to see actor and comedian, Tig Notaro, reading my book! You can ...

SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOK LIST - ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT

HAPPY NEWS: My picture book, ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT, made this prestigious list from SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOKS, a TEACHING FOR CHANGE project! Some of the books are below. I'm proud to be on the same list as these amazing authors, including Tomie DePaola and Robert Munsch! Early Childhood: ...

ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT Referenced on Bill Maher's HBO Show

Hooray!!! My picture book, ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT, was referenced on HBO's RealTime with Bill Maher! In Season 16, Ep. 8, comedian Bill Maher discussed children's books with LGBT themes.  Specifically, he showed various book covers and stated there are books about boys who dress like girls ...

Novel and Picture Book Plotting with the Eight C's template

I love studying structure and plot! Check out the template below by Lara Willard. It's meant for novels, but it can be applied to picture books, too. This approach is called: PLOTTING WITH THE EIGHT C'S. Enjoy! Here's a list of the 8 C's included in the chart ...

BANNED BOOKS Gender Identity Children's Books List by Amer. Library Assoc. (ALA)

I'm thrilled that my picture book, ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT, is a suggested title from the American Library Association (ALA)! The "banned books" list below was created as a bookmark (to be printed, cut, and shared).  All the books have a gender identity-related theme. The ...

BANNED BOOKS Gender ID Children's Books Suggested by Amer. Library Assoc. (ALA)

I'm thrilled that my picture book, ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT, is a suggested title from the American Library Association (ALA)! The "banned books" list below was created as a bookmark (to be printed, cut, and shared).  All the books have a gender identity-related theme. The ...