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

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 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...

March 5, 2025 [Note: Click on the Titles to buy the Books.] As I write picture books, I always keep in mind the importance of finding the...

March 4, 2025 [Note: Click on Titles to Buy Books] Point of view (POV) is the lens with which we tell a story. But choosing the right...

March 3, 2025 [Note: Click on the Titles to Buy the Books] I'm excited to kick off March On With Mentor Texts this year. As many who know...

by Julia Recko I personally dislike basic fact-filled nonfiction. Even with clever construction or lyrical language, I’m just not as...

The Intersection of Art and Science By Lydia Lukidis If you know me, you know I’m a huge STEM fan. But interestingly enough, I started...

Turning the Page on Picture Books By Audrey Perrott While I prefer to avoid drama in my life as much as possible, when it comes to...

Exploring Multilayered Picture Books by Andrea J. Loney Layers in a picture book are the individual elements of the book that combine to...

Mentor Texts - Comps or Competition? by Erin Dealey Mentor Texts are wonderfully helpful when you’re crafting a story idea into a...