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March 31, 2025 [Note: Use the Links to buy the Books] When I saw Brittany Pomales' debut IT STARTED WITH A P , I clapped! What Fun! And,...

March 28, 2025 [Note: Click on the Titles/Links to buy Books.] When I began to learn the craft of writing picture books, a key takeaway...

March 27, 2025 [Note: Click on the Links/Titles to buy books.] Ways to Amuse Your Audience With Alliteration Hello, March on Mentor Text...

We are pleased to announce our newest Rate Your Story Judge - multi-published PB and MG author Suzanne Elson ( Calm Down Counting and...

March 25, 2025 [Note: Click on the Title / Links to buy the Books.] If you’ve ever searched for “page turns in a picture book manuscript”...

March 24, 2025 MOWMT: Three Ts: Theme, Tone, and Takeaway [Click on the Titles / Links to buy the books.] My newest picture book, Gilbert...

March 24, 2025 [Note: Click on the Title / Links to buy the books.] You’ve combed sources for relevant factual details, woven them into...

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March 21, 2025 [Clink On the Titles / Links to Buy Any Books] As many of you know, I've read 50 - 100 books of related subject matter for...

March 20, 2025 [Note: Click the Titles to Buy the Books.] Adding “specifics” to a narrative manuscript is like adding spices when...

March 19, 2025 [Note: Click on the Title/Links to buy the books.] “ Mentor texts are words that writers wish they had written themselves...

March 18, 2025 [Note: Click on the Titles to buy the books.] The world of nonfiction kidlit is massive. Thanks to Melissa Stewart, we can...

March 17, 2025 [Note: Click HERE or on the Title Links to buy the books.] Two months ago my newest faith-filled book for children...

March 14, 2025 [Note: Click on the Book Titles to Buy the Books] Unlike many picture book manuscripts that start in rhyme, my rhyming...

March 13, 2025 Note: Click on the Titles / Links to Buy the Books Hola. I am Ana Siqueira, and I write mostly picture books. But soon my...

March 12, 2025 Note: Click on the Titles / Links to Buy the Books LAST BUT NOT LEAST -- Picture Books with Nonfiction Back Matter When I...

March 11, 2025 [Note: Click on the Titles to Buy Books.] Reading mentor texts can help in many ways you might not anticipate. When I was...

March 10, 2025 In the last few years, the children’s publishing industry has strived to share the voices of authors with different lived...

March 8, 2025 [Note: Click on Titles to Buy Books] Fun Hybrid Formats: PB + GN, Best Friends Forever!  It’s true! Picture books have...

March 6, 2025 [Note: Click on the Covers to Buy the Books] I wrote my picture book Just Ducky: A Friendship Takes Flight (Cardinal Rule...