Introduction What happens when a little girl grows up near train tracks loving the sound of a train whistle? If you're picture book author extraordinaire, Marsha Diane Arnold, that means when you grow up you'll want to write a picture book about one of the legendary 600-ton locomatives who were called Big Boys. And that's… Continue reading BIG BOY 4014 And The STEAM TRAIN: Climb on Board for this Picture Book Review
From the publisher:Armando's home is the rainforest—he knows its sights, smells, tastes, and sounds. He even knows its moods. From the bottom of the forest floor to the top of the emergent layer, the trees are also home to a multitude of creatures. When outsiders begin laying claim to and destroying the surrounding landscape, the… Continue reading ARMANDO'S ISLAND: A Picture Book Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway
Marsha Diane Arnold's lovely friendship/nature picture books are no strangers to my blog. I've had the privilege of sharing several: May I Come In?, Badger's Perfect Garden, Mine. Yours Lights Out and Galapagos Girl. She's back again with her newest book, One Small Thing (Beaming Books) which comes out next week! You can find the story behind this story on her website where… Continue reading ONE SMALL THING: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Kathy Wiechman who won the ARC (Advanced Readers Copy) of EQUAL from last week's blog. For those of you who didn't win, I'll be posting a review at a later date and you'll have an additional chance to win the book. ******* Marsha Diane Arnold is another author who is no stranger to… Continue reading Lights Out: A Review and Picture Book Giveaway
Congratulations to Mary Jane Coward who won Daddy, Can You See the Moon? from last week's blog. *********** Marsha Diane Arnold is back with another new picture book. This one is practically wordless! But yet an important story is told through three words and Qin Leng's exquisite, detailed illustrations. Mine. Yours. (Kids Can Press, 2019) follows… Continue reading Mine. Yours. A Nearly Wordless Picture Book Review, Challenge, and Giveaway
When Sleeping Bear Press asked me if I was interested in joining Marsha Diane Arnold's blog tour, I was happy to agree. I blogged about May I Come In? here, and look forward to sharing her other new book, Mine. Yours. next month. Diane is a prolific picture book author with over a million copies of her books… Continue reading Badger's Perfect Garden – A Review, Author Interview, and A Zoom Author Visit Giveaway
This week I'm sharing three spanking new picture books with your chance to win two of them. (See rules below). OOTHAR THE BLUE by Brandon Reese (Lion Forge, 2018) Written and Illustrated by Brandon Reese You first heard about OOTHAR on my blog two months ago. (If you didn't read that blog please stop now… Continue reading Picture Book Bonanza #2 PLUS Two Giveaways!