Exclusive Cover Reveal of HAND-ME-DOWN MAGIC by Corey Ann Haydu and Luisa Uribe
It's our final week of school and I cannot stop thinking about books. I'll be in a new library next year with new students and a...
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BEAR OUT THERE Book Trailer Premiere
Jacob Grant joins me today to share the book trailer for BEAR OUT THERE, the sequel to his 2018 picture book BEAR'S SCARE. Here's a...
Exclusive Cover Reveal of THE BEAR'S GARDEN by Marcie Colleen and Alison Oliver
Oh my word there are SO MANY excellent books coming out! What an excellent time to be a reader. Today I'm excited to welcome Marcie...
February 2019 Picture Book Recap
Oh my word! What a start to the year! Here's what stuck out to me from the JANUARY 2019 picture book releases that crossed my desk. I...
Indie Crushes - March 9, 2019
Challenging the ordinary through storytelling is a surefire way to hook readers. Take a familiar tale and tell it from a new perspective....
Indie Crushes - March 1, 2019
Understanding our feelings and the feelings of other builds empathy and sensitivity, helping to make us a more supportive, more...
Social Media Do’s and Don’ts with Matthew Winner (KS/MO SCBWI)
I've been invited to lead a webinar on building social media skills for writers and illustrators. The webinar, hosted by the...
January 2019 Picture Book Recap
Oh my word! What a start to the year! Here's what stuck out to me from the JANUARY 2019 picture book releases that crossed my desk. I...
Exclusive Cover Reveal of ONE HUG by Katrina Moore and Julia Woolf
Celebrating friends is kinda the best. Katrina Moore and I opened an elementary school 6 years ago. I still remember going out to lunch...
2019 Youth Media Awards Announced
The 2019 Youth Media Awards were announced on Monday, January 28 at the American Library Association Midwinter conference in Seattle....
Indie Crushes - January 18, 2019
When we learn about others' lives their experiences can help shape our own perspectives on the world. When we read about different...
Indie Crushes - January 11, 2019
Happy New Year! I'm so excited to continue to share favorites from small and independent presses as we start into the new year. This week...
November/December 2018 Picture Book Recap
Happy new year! This Picture Book Recap series was something new I tried in 2018 as a means of staying on top of my TBR pile as well as...
Exclusive Cover Reveal of ODD ANIMAL ABC's by June Smalls and Claire Sedovic
Sometimes you start a conversation with a stranger and you have no idea where it might take you. June Smalls is an author I met on...
MARY WEARS WHAT SHE WANTS Book Trailer Premiere
Keith Negley and I first connected on the podcast a full two years ago (back when it was still called the Let's Get Busy podcast!) when...
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