#WeNeedDiverseBooks, The Panel & Musings on Diversity Discussions
Have you had a chance to hear what went on at BEA? This morning I listened to a podcast of the panel at BEA made up…
Gribble’s Scribbles
What Happens When Two Eccentric Cat-Lovers Unite: T.S. Eliot and Edward Gorey’s ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’
T.S. Eliot, whose affection for cats was well-known, wrote the poems that would comprise ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ in a series of…
Are We Rushing Kids Out of Picture Books?
Next week at the ABC Children’s Institute in San Antonio, I’ll be on a panel with fellow booksellers and one librarian, talking about our experiences with…
The Challenge to Find the Next Great Children’s book Author Has Begun!
Enter your manuscript to win a publishing contract and $1,500 cash! Submissions close July 13th, 2014! Click here to enter!
List of 200+ Fun, Cool and Interesting Words
All writers love language. And we especially love fun words, don’t we? Some have funky spellings, tongue-twisting turns, a satisfying “ooh”…and some sound too hilarious…
The Art and Science of Viral Videos
Virality. It’s a topic of mystery and longing. All brands long to go viral, but for most brands, going about creating viral content is…
Making Our Own Market: Reading is Fundamental
The Making Our Own Market series has been about empowering children’s book creators of color with new ways to tell our stories and get them into children’s hands….
An Oompa-Loompa Story
Actor and VIP guest for charity event Singalonga “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Rusty Goffe shares his memories of this iconic film. Next…
Beyond the Magic Tree House: Who Is Mary Pope Osborne?
When readers get hooked on a series, they want to devour anything and everything they can in the collection. And after they “conquer” the series,…
