MOWMT March 20: Facing Fear with Cynthia Mackey
Picture Books Showing Fear as the Central Emotion by Cynthia Mackey After submitting my manuscript for IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR...
MOWMT March 19: Kari Gonzalez Plays with Mentor Texts
Ways To Play With Mentor Texts By Kari Ann Gonzalez Like many authors, I love to read! I read for pleasure. I read for research to see...
MOWMT March 18: Danna Smith Mines for Gold
Mining for Gold: Exploring Little Golden Books by Danna Smith Most of us can remember growing up reading Little Golden Books with their...
MOWMT March 16: Kristi Mahoney Uses Second Person POV
Using Second-Person POV Narrative in Picture Books by Kristi Mahoney We often see books written in first- or third-person point-of-view...
MOWMT March 15: Judy Cooper Adds an A
The “A” in STEAM: Art in Picture Books by Judy M. Cooper Inspiring and nurturing creativity in young children has been a passion of mine...
MOWMT March 14: Lynne Marie Celebrates Siblings
by Lynne Marie When I originally got the spark for an idea that became BROOMMATES: A Brewing Boundary Battle (before I transposed it to...
MOWMT March 13: From Animals to Vehicles with Three Authors
Anthropomorphism in Children’s Books: From Animals to Vegetables to Vehicles In January 2020 the world seemed focused on the tragedy...
MOWMT March 12: Berrie Torgan-Randall Draws Upon Memories
Drawing upon memories and mentor texts while writing and illustrating the Bella & Blue series by Berrie Torgan-Randall Because my mother...
MOWMT March 11: Bonnie Kelso Makes More Merry
The More the Merrier: Managing Many Characters By Bonnie Kelso Many might say, the more the merrier! But does that apply to writing a...
MOWMT March 9: Lyrical Language with Roxanne Troup
To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme You’ve heard the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” But words do more than create pictures in...
