Stephanie M. Ward's Blog: Notes from a writer with wanderlust, page 7
April 17, 2023
Book Review + Giveaway: Famous Seaweed Soup
Title: Famous Seaweed Soup | Author: Antoinette Truglio Martin | Illustrator: Penny Weber | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Purple Butterfly Press | Release Date: April 2023 | ISBN: 9781955119405 Publisher’s Book Summary: Beach days are the best days and Sara loves everything about the beach. Her favorite part is making her famous seaweed soup. Collecting all the ingredients is a …
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April 14, 2023
Book Review + Giveaway: Mrs. Spring’s Garden
Title: Mrs. Spring’s Garden | Author: Carole P. Roman | Illustrator: Leen Rosian | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Chelshire | Release Date: April 4, 2023 | ISBN: 9781950080090 Publisher’s Book Summary: Snail and Worm are having a dispute.It’s causing quite a ruckus in their home.Many of the other inhabitants of the garden are affected by their fight.Will they be able …
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April 11, 2023
Book Review + Giveaway: Odette’s Alphabet
Title: Odette’s Alphabet | Author: Sandrine Marlier | Illustrator: Leonardo Schiavina | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Belle Isle Books | Release Date: April 4, 2023 | ISBN: 9781953021519 Publisher’s Book Summary: One day, Odette the ant wakes up feeling stressed. After realizing that all she does is work, Odette decides to leave her anthill in search of the freedom to …
April 6, 2023
Author Interview with Jordan H. Bartlett
Author of the YA series, The Frean Chronicles, discusses inspiration and challenges in writing for the young adult audience. What has been most challenging about writing this series? The language when writing within a matriarchal world. Oh nelly, I was not expecting words to fail me, but the English language, I discovered, is patriarchal in nature. …
Book Review + Giveaway: Queen’s Catacombs
Title: Queen’s Catacombs (The Frean Chronicles #2) | Author: Jordan H. Bartlet | Genre: YA Fiction | Publisher: CamCat Books | Release Date: March 2023 Book Description:Winning the crown was only the beginning. Jacs, now the rightful Queen of Frea, seems to be Queen in title alone. She scrambles to learn the customs and traditions of a Realm she had only read about in books. …
March 31, 2023
Guest Post: Authors Karen and Kathy Honaker
From the inspiration behind their new picture book, Traveling Tootsie, to the importance of travel, authors Karen and Kathy Honker share their insights about the process of creating a book about travel for children. Our love of travel started in childhood. We both are grateful for the experiences we had with our family and how the …
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Book Review + Giveaway: Traveling Tootsie
Title: Traveling Tootsie | Author: Karen and Kathy Honaker | Illustrator: Chiara Civati | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Mascot Books | Release Date:November 2022 **** 2023 Family Choice Award **** Book Description: Have you ever wished you could go away on your parent’s business trip or hide in their suitcase to explore a new city all on your own? Well, Katie and Steven …
March 24, 2023
Words to Write By
“A picture book is the first art gallery a child visits.” -Květa Pacovská, Czech illustrator, author, winner of Hans Christian Andersen Medal (1992)
March 10, 2023
Book Review + Giveaway: My Love for You Is Like a Garden
Title: My Love for You Is Like a Garden | Author: Laura Smetana | Illustrator: Laura Smetana | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Flying Cardinal Press | Release Date: March 2023 | ISBN: 9781737140962 Publisher’s Book Summary: With bright, watercolor collages, My Love for You Is Like a Garden celebrates unconditional love with vibrant garden scenes that will delight fans of …
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March 6, 2023
Introducing Hello Shark!
I’m excited to announce the publication of my latest children’s book, Hello Shark! This humorous, rhyming board book with adorable googley eyes is diving into bookstores today! Title: Hello Shark! | Author: Stephanie Ward | Illustrator: Bethany Carr | Genre: Board Book | Publisher: Imagine That | Release Date: March 6, 2023 Hello Shark! (From the publisher) Shake the book to roll the 3D googley eyes and …
Notes from a writer with wanderlust
When I was a kid, I read every story I could find about far away places, travel and transportation. In fact, my favorite book was The Little Yellow Bus" about a girl who took the bus to visit her gran
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