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Monday Interview: Award-Winning Author, Educator, Feminist & Activist Zetta Elliott, PhD

Hi everyone and merry Monday! As you know this month we celebrate women’s history, and my dearest wish for the occasion was to interview Zetta Elliot, award-winning author of the picture book BI… more →

Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic

Lanie Honda wrote 9 months ago: Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic By Ginnie Lo Illustrated by Beth Lo Published by Lee & … more →

Tags: Theme: Immigration, Ages 06 and up, *Theme: Family Relationships, Theme: Community, Chinese American, theme - celebration, Region: Asian (East), i'm your neighbor, Auntie Yang's Soybean Picnic

How this nonfiction PB "Jes' Happened" — 4 comments

Mark Mitchell wrote 11 months ago: Children’s book illustrator Don Tate never thought of himself as a writer, despite his many ch … more →

Tags: Drawing and Painting, children's book author-illustrators, children's book art, childrens book illustration, children's book illustration, Austin SCBWI, Duke Ellington, Don Tate, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast

More Excellent Novels Part 2

marilyncarpenter wrote 1 year ago: The Queen of Water by Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango. (2011). 352 pages. Delacorte Press. … more →

Tags: Novels, Henry Holt, Delacorte Press, The Queen of Water, Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango, hurricane dancers, Margarita Engle, Under the Mesquite

Top 10 Picture Books of 2011 — 5 comments

C. C. Gevry wrote 1 year ago: This took longer than expected. As I mentioned in my last post, selections this year were hard. In a … more →

Tags: Children's Picture Books, Children's Books, chronicle books, Guardian Angel Publishing, nonfiction, 4rv publishing, Books for Preschoolers, Tiger Tales, board books

A Maasai Story

marilyncarpenter wrote 1 year ago: Only the Mountains Do Not Move: A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation by Jan Reynolds.  (2011). … more →

Tags: Global literature, nonfiction, Only the Mountains Do Not Move: A Maasai Story of Cultu, jan reynolds

The picture book as memoir — 3 comments

Joy Chu wrote 1 year ago: In a recent School Library Journal article, Anita Silvey reflects on the current state of affairs re … more →

Tags: Countdown Corner, The Original Art 2011 series - a peek behind the scenes, The Original Art 2011 - A Cross Section of Selections f, Society of Illustrators, Anita Silvey, picture book as memoir, Marisabina Russo, "I Will Come Back for You", "The Line Up Book"

Seven Miles to Freedom by Janet Halfmann — 1 comment

C. C. Gevry wrote 1 year ago: So engaging it could be fiction, Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story by Janet Halfmann s … more →

Tags: Children's Picture Books, Books to be read by families, Black History Month, Historical Nonfiction, American Civil War, Book Reviews, books for young readers, books that teach children a lesson, Children's Books

Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji by F. Zia - Review and Giveaway — 12 comments

C. C. Gevry wrote 1 year ago: Family fun, great food, and adventure awaits young readers in Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji by F. Zia. A … more →

Tags: Children's Picture Books, Children's Books, Book Reviews, books for young readers, books that teach a lesson, children's books that teach a lesson, Virtual Book Tour, The Children’s and Teens Book Connection, Giveaways

Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-Ji Book Review & Give-Away!!! ***Closed*** — 17 comments

carly67 wrote 1 year ago: Lee & Low Books sent me Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-Ji to review.  Lee & Low Books is  an indepen … more →

Tags: Review, give away, mommy ramblings, Hot., Hot Roti for Dada-Ji

April is National Garden Month

Kristin J. wrote 2 years ago: April supposedly brings ‘showers’ (in Minnesota, more like snow showers), which in turn will bring ‘ … more →

Tags: Fiction, Intermediate (3-5), nonfiction, Picture Books, Poetry, Primary - K-2, Boyds Mills Press, Capstone, gardening

Green Earth Award Inspires Authors and Publishers Alike

Jessica Edmondson wrote 2 years ago: According to Sandy Bauers from the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Mallory Goes Green” was one of the winner … more →

Tags: Candlewick Press, picture book, Children, Shopping, Literature, Books, Green, Sandy Bauers, Lerner Publishing Group

Monday Interview: Award-Winning Author, Educator, Feminist & Activist Zetta Elliott, PhD — 20 comments

Nathalie Mvondo wrote 2 years ago: Hi everyone and merry Monday! As you know this month we celebrate women’s history, and my dear … more →

Tags: All Interviews, Author Interview, A Wish After Midnight, Zetta Elliott PhD, shadra strickland, Amazon Encore, Bird, A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY, Women's History Month

A Realistic Graphic Novel

marilyncarpenter wrote 2 years ago: Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri.  Illus. by Randy Du Burke.  (2010).  94 pages … more →

Tags: New Books, Novels, graphic novel, Neri, Randy Du Burke, Realistic Fiction

The Clock is Ticking: NEW VOICES AWARD 2010 — 2 comments

Nathalie Mvondo wrote 2 years ago: Hi everyone, first, a heartfelt thank you for all who inquired about me during my time away, and tha … more →

Tags: contest, New Voices Award, Multicultural children's book contest

NonFiction Review: SACRED MOUNTAIN EVEREST, by Christine Taylor-Butler — 4 comments

Nathalie Mvondo wrote 2 years ago: One of my favorites lines: “When people think of Everest, they most often think of its enormou … more →

Tags: Books, Christine Taylor-Butler, nonfiction, sacred mountain everest

Foreign Settings: YASMIN'S HAMMER Review, by Ann Malaspina (Author) & Doug Chayka (Illus.) — 4 comments

Nathalie Mvondo wrote 2 years ago: If you like heartfelt and inspiring picture books, stories that do make a difference in this world, … more →

Tags: Books, Ann Malaspina, picture book, Doug Chayka, Bangladesh, Working Children

Young adult still strong and other links — 2 comments

Samantha wrote 3 years ago: After my vow to stop whining and start doing yesterday, I finished my taxes (even though I did do so … more →

Tags: Books, Publishing

Young adult still strong and other links — 2 comments

Samantha wrote 3 years ago: After my vow to stop whining and start doing yesterday, I finished my taxes (even though I did do so … more →

Tags: Publishing, Books, middle grade novels, young adult books success, Lerner Publishing Carolrhoda Lab, tu publishing

NewsFlash: MLAG Conference, LEE & LOW BOOKS Acquires TU PUBLISHING, & more good news! — 4 comments

Nathalie Mvondo wrote 3 years ago: Hi everyone, today I have not so good news (but bright future ahead) and news that will give you a r … more →

Tags: publishing houses, tu publishing, stacy whitman, Tu Books


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