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Kidlit Craft, Community, Feedback and Opportunity.
The Building Blocks of Award Winner Nancy Churnin
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - September 10th). Each will...
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Aug 26, 20236 min read
The Building Blocks of Julia Recko and Feeding Minds Press
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 25, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of YA Editor Monique Jones Brown
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 24, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of Lynne Marie
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 21, 20237 min read
The Building Blocks of Karen Kilpatrick
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 20, 20233 min read
The Building Block of Karly Dizon, Fuse Literary
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 17, 20234 min read
The Building Blocks of #SeasonsOfKidlit
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 15, 20235 min read
MOWMT Day #31: Lynne Marie and Dea Use Food to Foster Learning
Using Food to Foster Learning in Picture Books By Lynne Marie and Dea Lenihan Our next picture book, American Pie by Lynne Marie with Art...
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Mar 31, 20233 min read
MOWMT Day #30: Heather Macht Forges Another Chapter
During last year’s MOWMT, I was thrilled to announce a new book deal - my first early reader 6-book chapter book series! The Woodlot...
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Mar 30, 20235 min read
MOWMT Day #21: Lynne Marie Mines French Mentor Texts
For the Love of France: An Exercise in Mentor Text Persistence by Lynne Marie As a child, I had grown up reading many books that shared...
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Mar 21, 20234 min read
MOWMT Day #14: Lynne Marie Celebrates
It's no secret that I love, love, love holiday celebrations. Along with Rate Your Story Judge / Author Heather Macht, I am the...
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Mar 14, 20235 min read
March On With Mentor Texts: Registration Open!
As many of you know already, reading and studying Mentor Texts can play an important role in our journeys from aspiring writer to...
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Feb 22, 20234 min read
Celebrating Seasons, Chapter Books and More with Heather Macht
I’m throwing confetti in the air to celebrate fellow #SeasonsOfKidLit Co-host (and creator) Heather Macht and her latest releases! One of...
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Jan 3, 20236 min read
It's Not Too Late to Join Our Halloween Party
When Children's Author Heather Macht decided to share her love of celebrations with parents, book fanatics, authors, writers, teachers...
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Oct 20, 20222 min read
Revving up for Rate Your Story 2023
Rate Your Story is a Ratings and Feedback Service originally founded by Miranda Paul. After several years and many books later, she...
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Oct 15, 20223 min read
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