Congratulations to Clara Gillow Clark who won Finding Home: My Arc-O-Biography on last week's blog. Note: In the next two weeks I'm going to try and post extra book giveaways so you have a chance to win a holiday gift for someone special. REVIEW When I saw on Margriet Ruurs Facebook page that she had a… Continue reading Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature- A Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Elena Caravela who won eight audio books from last weeks blog. ********** REVIEW Edgar, the cab driver, had a problem. Ohhhf! Something scrambled onto his chest. Ayyee! Something hard brushed his face. Was it a dream? No! It was a hamster! Edgar tried to think who might have left a hamster in his cab, but couldn't… Continue reading Hanukkah Hamster: A Review and Picture Book Giveaway
I'm getting ready to fly up to Philadelphia to visit my new grandson and want to give away another book before I do. This is a short giveaway--I'm drawing the winner on Saturday so the book can be mailed out the following Monday. Get your comments to me ASAP! Two years ago I was fortunate to… Continue reading A Paintbrush for Paco: Backstory, Picture Book Review, and 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!
I met poet and prolific writer Charles Ghigna (aka "Father Goose") several years ago at a reading and writing conference. Today, I am happy to introduce him, and his newest picture book, FIRST TIMES, to you. In this engaging book in rhyme, Charles shows several characters celebrating their "firsts." Delightfully illustrated by Lori Joy Smith, a young… Continue reading First Times by Charles Ghigna: A Review and a Giveaway
I don't want to overload anyone's inbox, so I rarely blog twice a week. But every once in awhile I want to pass along information in a timely fashion and this post is an exception to my once-a-week blog rule. Donna Earnhardt is no stranger to the Carolina's SCBWI region and to this blog. I… Continue reading BEING FRANK: Five Free Skype Visits with Author Donna Earnhardt
Congratulations to Clara Clark for winning Sandra Warren's book, WE BOUGHT A WWII BOMBER. ******* As many of you know, one of the things I enjoy about blogging is sharing other author's news. This week I am happy to introduce Dorothy Price who endeavored to break into the picture book market for years. I first… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Introducing Dorothy Price's Debut Picture Book and a Giveaway
As promised, this week's blog is brought to you by Deanna Klingel. When I read Deanna's Facebook post about how a query letter resulted in a contract for three picture books that "had been in her drawer for 25 years," I asked her to be a guest blogger. Without further ado, here are Deanna's thoughts about… Continue reading Putting Your Best Query Forward–and a Giveaway!
Many years ago, Gretchen Griffith commuted to Charlotte to be a part of our SCBWI critique group. Since then she has found a group much closer to her home in Hickory, NC, but I have watched from afar as she got her much-worked on article "Finding Forty Two" published in Highlights in 2009, and then… Continue reading Behind the Scenes with Gretchen Griffith's New Picture Book and a Giveaway!
It is my honor to host Tameka Brown, a local Charlotte, NC picture book author. Her latest book, My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood was just released last week. Here she talks about the inspiration for the book and the impact she hopes it will have on readers. At the end you'll see how you… Continue reading Guest Blog with Tameka Brown and a Giveaway!