Congratulations to Jo Lynn Worden who won Will You Be My Friend? from last week's blog. I have received a number of picture books from publishers recently, so if you love picture books...stay tuned! WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane by Kirsten W. Larson (Calkins Creek, 2020) is a picture book biography that will… Continue reading WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: A Review and a Giveaway
Congratulations to Sarah Maury Swan who won ORDINARY HAZARDS off last week's blog. **** REVIEW Last fall I attended the SCBWI-Carolinas panel in which Lina Maslo co-presented "Bringing Your Voice to Non-Fiction." I heard about her forthcoming book, THROUGH THE WARDROBE which she wrote and illustrated. Immediately I knew I wanted to share it with all of you--and… Continue reading THROUGH THE WARDROBE: How C.S. Lewis Created Narnia
Look at this cover. Now, look again. This is a great example of illustrator, Geoff Cook's self-defined quirky sense of humor. The illustrations in D is For Down Under: An Australian Alphabet are just part of what will engage readers in a book that is part of Sleeping Bear Press's Discover the World series. The text… Continue reading D IS FOR DOWN UNDER: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Gayle Krause's Once Upon a Twisted Tale on last week's blog. As she's found out, it pays to enter twice!! Not only do I give away books, but I enter giveaway contests myself. Recently I won Her Fearless Run (Page Books, 2019) by Kim Chafee and illustrated by Ellen Rooney from Kathy Temean's… Continue reading Her Fearless Run: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won The Forgiving Kind from last week's blog. As I've mentioned before, one of the pleasures of reviewing books is that books arrive on my doorstep--sometimes even without me asking for them! Recently, I received several new publications from Sleeping Bear Press and I'm happy to share my reviews with… Continue reading Sleeping Bear Press Part I: Four Non-Fiction Picture Books, One SKYPE Giveaway
Congratulations to Bridgett Bell Langson who won, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl. "I wrote BACK ON EARTH: When Men First Landed on the Moon in anticipation of the fiftieth Apollo Eleven anniversary in 2019," North Carolina author Gretchen Griffith said. "I wanted today's young readers to understand how significant this event was to the children who witnessed it." Illustrated… Continue reading Back on Earth: A Review and Giveaway