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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Each Breath a Smile

Posted in Authors, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Spirituality, tagged , , , , , , , on February 10, 2012 | 22 Comments »

Books about self-calming, loving-kindness, meditation and gratitude are still relatively few.  This beautiful book is based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hahn, and in the simplest of terms, introduces children to the use of their own breath as a way to slow down, calm down and appreciate the beauty in the world. Each Breath [...]

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I’m on Katie Davis – Again!

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Dogs, Picture Books, Social Media, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 7, 2012 | 9 Comments »

Okay you guys, I’m a little late getting this out (or early since Katie’s new episodes don’t usually release until Wednesday), but I’m SO EXCITED to tell you that I am a guest on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books kidlit podcast again.  This time I am with several other authors, all of whom are [...]

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Tuesday 12 x 12: Stacy Jensen

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Guest Blogging, Picture Books, Rhyming, SCBWI, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 7, 2012 | 75 Comments »

Today is the kick-off for the weekly Tuesday 12 x 12 series, which, each week will feature a pre-published 12 x 12 participating author and/or illustrator.  I hope this series will enable you to get to know these hard-working, talented people a bit better, and that you will discover some fabulous blogs to follow along [...]

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George Shannon: February 12 x 12 Author

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Publishing, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 1, 2012 | 130 Comments »

It is with great pleasure that I introduce George Shannon, author of more than 40 books for children, as our featured author for February.  I discovered George’s blog more than a year ago when I was  procrastinating on my own writing by surfing social media sites serendipitously followed a link there.  I wrote a post about [...]

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IMPORTANT information for 12 x 12 in 2012 Participants

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 29, 2012 | 50 Comments »

Sign-up for the 12 x 12 in 2012 picture book writing challenge is now closed. CONGRATULATIONS to the 401 brave souls who decided to take this plunge with me.  I am so grateful to you all for providing ME with the inspiration and encouragement I need to meet my writing goals this year. A few [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Bedtime Monster

Posted in Authors, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 | 33 Comments »

This week’s choice is a book my kids love and both the author and the illustrator are participants in the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge. Bedtime Monster Written by Heather Ayris Burnell, Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson Raven Tree Press, September, 2010 Suitable for:  Ages 4-8 Themes/Topics:  Bedtime, Family, Humor Opening and brief synopsis: From Booklist: “There [...]

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Four More Days to Sign Up for 12 x 12 in 2012

Posted in Authors, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Social Media, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 26, 2012 | 10 Comments »

REMINDER: The deadline to sign up for the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge is 10:00 p.m. MST on Sunday, January 29th.  Don’t miss this chance to connect and work with 350+ picture book authors and illustrators who’ve committed to writing one picture book draft every month in 2012.  Still not sure?  Consider these benefits: [...]

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Twofer Tuesday: Two 12 x 12 in 2012 Announcements

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Guest Blogging, Picture Books, Publishing, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2012 | 49 Comments »

Two exciting 12 x 12 in 2012 announcements! Announcement #1 Beginning February 7th, a pre-published participant of the 12 x 12 challenge will guest post on the blog for the new Tuesday 12 x 12 series.  Each participating author and/or illustrator will write a post on a topic of their choice related to the challenge [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Show Way

Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2012 | 42 Comments »

I didn’t write a post about Martin Luther King Day this week, so I thought I would share my favorite picture book on the subject of slavery and racism in the U.S.  I had the extreme good fortune of hearing the author read this story out loud at a conference, where I was moved to [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Holler Loudly

Posted in Authors, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , on January 13, 2012 | 41 Comments »

A selection from fantastic kidlit blogger and writer, Cynthia Leitich Smith. Holler Loudly Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Illustrated by Barry Gott Dutton Juvenile, November, 2010 Suitable for:  Ages 3-8 Themes/Topics:  Differences, Acceptance, Fitting In, Special Talents Opening and brief synopsis: Holler Loudly has a voice as big as the southwestern sky, and everywhere he goes, [...]

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