July - 2018

Gayle Forman (The Children's Book Podcast #453)

I HAVE LOST MY WAY Gayle Forman (@gayleforman) is the author of I HAVE LOST MY WAY and the New York Times bestselling IF I STAY. In her...

Indie Crushes - July 26, 2018

Hooray for indie publishers, bringing us unique and often unconventional stories! Some of my most favorite books come from small,...

Debbi Michiko Florence (The Children's Book Podcast #452)

JASMINE TOGUCHI Debbi Michiko Florence (@DebbiMichiko) is the author of JASMINE TOGUCHI series, which recently saw the publication of...

Francesca Cavallo and Julianna Wilson (The Children's Book Podcast #451)

GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS Francesca Cavallo (@francescavallo), co-author of GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS books 1 and 2...

Dr. Debbie Reese (The Children's Book Podcast #450)

THE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE LEGACY AWARD Dr. Debbie Reese (@debreese) is the author of the popular blog, American Indians in Children’s...

5 Summer Reading Activities for Book Lovers at Ideas+Inspiration

I write a blog post for Upstart each month on one selected topic from the children's activity calendars for their Ideas+Inspiration blog....

Children's Activity Calendar: August 2018

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of August is now available online for FREE. Share with teachers,...

Indie Crushes - July 11, 2018

I have a monthly picture book recap series wherein I share the recently published picture books that I found to be quite outstanding for...

Selina Alko and Sean Qualls (The Children's Book Podcast #449)

CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? Selina Alko (@SelinaAlko) and Sean Qualls (@sean_qualls) are the illustrators of CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR?: POEMS OF...

First Look at STAY THROUGH THE STORM by Joanna Rowland and Lorian Tu

Last week I shared an unofficial cover reveal for DRESS LIKE A GIRL, a promising new picture book by Patricia Toht and debut illustrator...

Irene Latham and Charles Waters (The Children's Book Podcast #448)

CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? Irene Latham (@Irene_Latham) and Charles Waters (@waterscharles) are the authors of CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR?: POEMS...

June 2018 Picture Book Recap

Summer Break! WOOHOO! Time to finally give some attention to that TBR pile (or... maybe... make it even taller!). I read so many books...