Winners, Whales, and Websites

WINNERS

If you’ve noticed, for the last few weeks I’ve been giving away books as fast as I could post the reviews. Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaways.

I’m pleased to announce some winners!

Danielle Hammelef won The Girl Who Loved Poutine.Marci Whitehurst won Ice Cream Everywhere. Melanie Dulaney won The Little Red Chair.Joyce Hostetter won The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones.Danielle Hammelef won Wand.WHALES

I’ve had so many giveaways because of Lori Keating’s great help reviewing my stack of picture books. I’m also going on vacation for 10 days and wanted to post as many reviews as possible before I left.

I’m off to Bellingham, Washington to celebrate my youngest daughter’s wedding and then taking my first Road Scholar trip–to the San Juan Islands. I hope to hike, take a writing break, (although I’m packing a journal!), and see some whales!

WEBSITES

While I’m away, here are some of my favorite websites you might want to take a peak it. If you’re looking for writing instruction or more kids books to buy or take out of the library, you’ll find both here.

Rosi Hollenbeck’s Blog. I think of Rosi as my California counterpart. We both love books for kids and started blogging around the same time.

Marvelous Middle Grade Monday Greg Pattridge’s blog is a treasure for book reviews on middle grade books. A great resource for librarians & parents.

Writer Unboxed. Excellent instructional and inspirational articles for writers.

Writers Helping Writers. If you follow me on social media, then you probably have seen the posts I’ve shared about this amazing resource. Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman are writing wizards and incredibly helpful. Top notch.

Writing and Illustrating. If you are writing for children, follow this blog. Kathy Temean posts a lot of giveaways and agent interviews.

Write2Ignite. This site is primarily for Christians who are writing for the kidlit market, but all Christian writers will find encouragement and writing tips there.

Now, Excuse Me While I Pack…

I’ll be back in your inbox on July 29 with another picture book giveaway, courtesy Lori and Sleeping Bear Press.