When you join please introduce yourself!

[Gail]

Hi,
I write for kids and their parents, my books are middle grade mysteries, and I have a 'potential' picture book making the rounds.
Welcome all!

[Peggy]

Hello everyone! My name is Peggy and I am a johnny come lately to writing children"s books. My children are grown and gone and have children of their own. They always asked me to write down the stories I told them before bed so they could tell their own children. Well, my amazing daughter in law, an artist, and I are finally doing just that. We are an unusual team, according to some people, but it has been a fun and eye opening experience.

[Rachael]

Hello everyone! My name is Rachael. I am looking to self-publish my first children's picture book sometime this month. I'm so excited to join such a wonderful community.

[Rachel]

Hi everyone, My name is also Rachel. I mainly write for YA but have just recently completed first fully illustrated title for younger readers (7+). As I trained as an artist it is something I have always wanted to do. Currently working on two more illustrated titles.

[Sherry]

Hello, my name is Sherry and I just published a children's picture book call Fireworks in the Night. Sherry, a native Delawarean, is the author of the Randy the Raccoon and His Musical Friends picture book series. The characters in her books were inspired by the animals on the horse farm where she lives. She has a passion for music education and runs a busy music studio, where she teaches piano. Sherry also wrote the Kidz Jump Jam n’ Jive Preschool music curriculum that is taught in local preschools. Sherry has been married for 35 years to the most wonderful man and has two married daughters and 3 grand kids. Her wheels never stop turning.

[Gztripp]

Along with author David D Harrison, I illustrated the children's book, "They Call Me Buddy", released in September 15, 2015 by www.BeaversPondPress.com. Buddy is a dog who travels the seven continents! Looking forward to meeting everyone!
Gladys Tripp

[Janis]

I'm a Blogger/Author/Illustrator. I have one published book Tadeo Turtle. My new book The Kingdom of Thrim will be published soon. I blog at www.janiscox.com
Blessings
Janis

[Sharlin]

Hi All, My name is Sharlin Craig and I'm a newly self-published author. I wrote a Children's Christmas picture book called, "Ornaments of Love" and an accompanying "Ornaments of Love" Coloring book. They're both available on amazon and you can check out my website at http://www.sharlincraig.com . I'm excited to join such a wonderful writer's group!

[Lauren]

Hi, everyone, I am a writer/blogger at http://loveofdixie.com and mom to 2 little girls. I just self published my first book for grieving preschoolers, after losing my mom to early onset Alzheimer's disease almost 3 years ago.

The book, "Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go?: A Preschooler's Guide to Losing a Loved One," includes my watercolor paintings alongside my late mom's artwork.

[Gail]

Hi,
Welcome, and congrats on fruition of you labors with this lovely, important book. Sounds like you've figured out how to enjoy the publishing journey. Self-pub, or traditional, neither one is a 'cakewalk', but stick with it-you'll be glad you did.
Sincerely,
Gail Hedrick

[Alicia]

Hello everyone,
I am not sure I did the introduction part before I jumped into making comments. My name is Alicia Suárez Holt. I am a writer and a first grade teacher. Just last week, my first published children's book made it to market. I have been writing for almost 30 years sharing my poems, stories, and children's songs with my students. My students encouraged me to put my work out there, so they could check it out from the library or buy it. My book The Day Cappy Bear Got Lost has been received very well by my local community. I am looking forward to sharing beyond my local community. My book is on amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...+
Alicia Suárez Holt

[Gail]

Hi,
No worries, here! Your book looks adorable. Best wishes on much success!
Gail

[Alicia]

Just checked yours out too, Gail. It sounds intriguing.

[Gail]

Hi,
Thanks-it's my second one, and was really interesting to write. You'd think a sequel would be easy-not!
Have a lovely Easter.
Gail

[Tonyna]

Wow, there are so many children's book authors. It's exciting.
To begin, I'm Tonyna Breaux and I just recently released my book "Susie's New School" in February. It's a beginner juvenile fiction reader for children 3-10. I'm actually in the process of turning it into a series, "A Susie Series."

My book is about a young girl who struggles with bullying in her new school. I feel it's close to home to some children and mine suffered from the same thing when we moved from Louisiana to Texas. Ya'll go and check it out.... :)

http://www.amazon.com/Susies-New-Scho...

It's nice meeting everyone here! Can't wait to learn more.

[Lauren]

Thanks, Gail! It is definitely an adventure and learning experience.

[Stanley]

Hello Everybody,

My name is Stanley. I am the author of Cinquains: Volume 1. It is available on Amazon in both print and Kindle editions. http://amzn.to/1Q1z6hr

[M.E.]

Hi I'm Marjorie, author name M.E. Hembroff. I am a writer and artist who likes to work in the garden. I have been an avid reader since early childhood. I self published my debut juvenile novel, Bess's Magical Garden, in October 21, 2015 which is available on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/author/mehembroff.

[Gail]

Hi,
I peeked at the sample from the book, and it looks to be a very goo read.
Welcome, and best of luck with sales!
Gail

[Lieve]

Hello, my name is Lieve Snellings. Tomorrow (April 14) the translation into english

[S.A.]

Jodi wrote: "Welcome to the club! Please don't forget to introduce yourself and post your picture to your profile! Let me know what you think of the site..."

Hello, I'm new to Goodreads this week and to this group! My husband and I are publishing our first in a series of children's reading and activity books "Bigfoot Trails: Pacific Northwest." The book will be available for pre-ordering on Amazon next week(ish) and is due out July 1. I have a great trailer on my author's profile page posted that gives you a good little preview.

We're definitely hoping to connect with readers, other authors and, more specifically, children's books authors, as we are brand new to this world and undoubtedly have a lot more to learn. Happy to be apart of the group!

[Linda]

Greetings! I'm glad to join this group and get to know you!

My name is Linda Gondosch and I am a former teacher and the author of 11 children's books, all published by traditional publishing companies. I live in Kentucky and enjoy book fairs and school visits.

My latest book is the true story of the newest saint in the Catholic church, Saint Junipero Serra. He was the pioneer missionary who came from Spain in the 1700s and founded the first 9 missions along the California coast.

To learn more about my book, check
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1621640620

[Lieve]

Hello all,
My name is Lieve Snellings. I live in Belgium, but about 4 to 5 months a year also in Quebec, Canada.

As a nature photographer I made two children photo books on the groundhog who lives in Château-Richer. The first one 'Margot gets an unexpected visit' is about the woodchuck meeting two little Belgian girls on vacation in Quebec. It is a surprising story about a surprising friendship. Amazing images with humour.

The good news is that this first book now also in translated into english. It is available as e-book, and sopewhere next month also in paperback.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...

[Nate]

Hi there!

I have been writing some stories for my kids...

I made one up for my son's 7th birthday and had a good friend make some illustrations.

If anyone is interested in reading let me know and I will send you a pdf.

Thanks!

Honey Bear Adventure V - Underwater

[A.F.B.]

Hi my pen name is A. F. B. Griffey (Griffey for short). I live in the UK and I'm married with three grown up sons, a young granddaughter, a Labrador dog called Canada and a cat called Tchaikovsky.

I've just published my first book of poems to read to young children. It's called Revenge of the Goldfish (upbeat, fun poems for 4 - 7's) and is available on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/099355640X

I'm also doing a goodreads 'giveaway' (2 signed copies) - beginning 30th April.

By background is in teaching and like many others, just entering this group, I'm keen to learn from more experienced authors. I'm looking forward to beginning a terrifying journey into the unknown!

[Sarah]

Hello all! It's so nice to see so many other writers of children's literature here. I've written my whole life, but only recently started doing it with purpose. I finally finished transcribing one of my children's stories--I used to tell it to my own children. I'm now in the process of creating the illustrations, and recently started a blog to journal my progress: https://chessiewriter.wordpress.com/ ) I plan to self-publish with CreateSpace (and avoid the inevitable rejections by publishers!)

[Gina]

May greetings... My first children's book "The Blackberry Patch" was released in 2009; the second "Trail Ride to Snake Hollow" is just out of illustration and will be released soon. I look forward to connecting with you.... http://gmcknight.com

[Thomas]

Hello!
I am a 3D Artist and new children's book author. I'm excited to see where the world of self publishing takes me and my business.

Looking forward to contributing to this group and to the other communities for authors!

Check out my website for samples of my work: genanim.com

[[deleted user]]

Hi everybody,
I have written several picture books and am working on getting them illustrated. I'm completely new to this, and I'm hoping to get some good advice. I'm looking forward to learning.

[Thomas]

Jane wrote: "Hi everybody,
I have written several picture books and am working on getting them illustrated. I'm completely new to this, and I'm hoping to get some good advice. I'm looking forward to learning."
Hi Jane. Welcome :)

[Marion]

Hello, I'm Marion Crook. I have ten MG and YA novels and several non-fiction books for YA. I look forward to the discussion on this site. My website is marioncrookauthor.com New book on Writing for Children and Young Adults coming out with Self-Counsel Press in September. Recent book just out "Thicker Than Blood" on Adoptive Parenting with Arsenal Pulp Press. Still love to place my YA novel. Fiction is such a joy.

[Marion]

Chad wrote: "Hello and happy to be here.
I'm not sure if and where my book series fits in, but thought this was a good place to start. I've created some sports-themed books for kids that include specific text ..."

Hi Chad, If you are looking for a publisher try James Lorimer Books in Nova Scotia. They have been producing books for years. I have two with them.

[Thomas]

Thomas wrote: "Jane wrote: "Hi everybody,
I have written several picture books and am working on getting them illustrated. I'm completely new to this, and I'm hoping to get some good advice. I'm looking forward t..."

Hi Marion, tried the link to your website. It isn't working for me. Saya the site can't be reached. Let us know when it's back up :)

[Vicky]

Hello everyone.

I'm really happy to find a children's author community. I've written many and self published 3 picture so far with 4 more coming soon. I love to write and have a constant stream of new ideas.

I am looking forward to learning more and helping where I can.

My first book for children is called Today I Am A Monkey on amazon.

[A.F.B.]

Hi Vicky,
Today I am a Monkey is a cool book.

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone, I'm Paul Ian Cross from London.

I recently launched my first book, Engella: Engella

I'm looking forward to connecting with you all!

[Thomas]

Welcome to the forum Vicky and Paul :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi,
Funny story, I have been writing romances (unpublished so far) for years and then I started working with children with learning disabilities and started writing children's books. The children I worked with struggled so much with their spelling words I decided to write stories each week using their spelling words. I used a dog named Bob and called it "The Adventures of Bob the Dog". The students loved it and asked each week when the next "Bob" book would be here! It encouraged the students to read and by the end of the school year they were writing simple book reports, often about Bob and the adventures he had in his last book. I am grateful to these children they opened up a whole new world of writing for me! This year I decided to publish them in Kindle.

[Eskayjohns.com]

I'm Es Kay Johns and I'm a children's book author and illustrator. My book "Why Was Six Afraid of Seven?" will be available next week!

[John]

Hi everyone.

I'm John Hasse. Nice to meet some talented people here.

[Jesse]

Hello everyone! My name is Jesse Howard, and my brother and I (Kevin Howard) just published our first children's book, "Kookabuk Shares his Shovel". It is the first in a series of social stories, in which Kookabuk (who has Autism) and his best friend Emily (who is neurotypical) learn and play together. I am a special education teacher, and hope this book entertains and informs.

Anyways, I am eager to speak to other authors and share thoughts, ideas, etc. I am honored to even be able to call myself an author, I respect everyone on here such an incredible amount. Knowing how much work really goes into any project, we all should be proud of ourselves, and support each other! Nice to meet you all, look forward to many discussions!

[Elle]

Hello hello! How do you do?

My name is Lauren, and I'm a young children's author/illustrator (though I consider myself more of an artist who writes) trying to get the hang of the craft. I just self-published my second picture book, Tip & Lulu: A tale of two friends (which is available on amazon, createspace, and soon kindle), last month, and I'm super excited to be back in the writers' loop!!

Hopefully I can get some insight from you "veterans" of the craft (and maybe share some of my own with you)!

Lauren :)

[Joe]

Hello Everyone!
Looking forward to exploring your work! My name is Joe, and I'm a new children's book author. I specialize in books for boys aged 5-10, and I just finished my first 3.

I can't wait to learn from all the talented writers here!

Here are my books:
Ninja Seals!: Book 1: Night of the Mudskipper

Ninja Seals!: Book 2: The Metal Menace

Ninja Seals Book 3: Wacky Facts

[Katie]

Hi, I'm Katie. I'm in the middle of a kickstarter for my first book!

[Sabrina]

Hi all!

I am starting a new book project (my first) but having issues on whether to make it a picture book or young reader. Anyway, looking forward to some well needed advice. Cheers!

[Carrie]

Hi looking forward to chatting with members in the group!
I won the publishing lottery and managed to get a publisher for my first author illustrated book Hellie the Hovercraft Elephant http://amzn.to/2f4WK5S
But I'm not taking it easy I'm still on the streets doing the hard sell to smaller bookshops, reading at schools and libraries, making craft sets and character themed cookies. Would love to hear about other's experiences!
And maybe suggest an icon for the group? You can use this is you want... if you like it? xxx http://helliethehovercraftelephant.co...

[Carrie]

Marcel wrote: "Hi everyone!
I'm Marcel Weyers from Germany and I've written three books in German so far. They are for children and young adults and were published by "Kubayamashi-Do", it's a German publisher. I'..."

amazing well done!

[Carrie]

Patricia wrote: "Mami wrote: "Hello, everyone. Thank you for letting me join you.
I'm a little nervous to post a comment here because I'm not an author or an illustrator.
But I love reading children's books.
I'm a ..."
Amazing please don't ever be nervous - when it comes to books the world is kind and wonderful! All the best for happiness and joy and reading!

[Rose]

Hi,

I'm Rose and write children's picture books.

[Jaka]

Hello,

I am an illustrator who are excelling on book cover and would like to know more about children's books. My portfolio can be seen at http://ellinsworth.co

With many thanks,
Ellinsworth