Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Posts Tagged ‘Authors’

Perfect Picture Book Friday: Love You When You Whine

Posted in Authors, Picture Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, tagged , , , , , , , on February 24, 2012 | 29 Comments »

This book has been a standby in our house for as long as I can remember. Love You When You Whine Written by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, September, 2006 Suitable for:  Ages 3 and up Themes/Topics:  Parenting, Relationships, Family, Behavior, Love Opening and brief synopsis: From SLJ: In this cozy picture [...]

Read Full Post »

January 12 x 12 Winner!

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 2, 2012 | 30 Comments »

Now that I have your attention, let me make a few announcements about how the drawings will work going forward based upon the experience this time around. First a couple of reminders. Reminder #1: In order to be eligible to win one of the 12 x 12 in 2012 giveaways you must 1) be an [...]

Read Full Post »

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 | 138 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 [...]

Read Full Post »

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: [...]

Read Full Post »

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, [...]

Read Full Post »

I’m on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books Podcast!

Posted in Writing, Children's Books, Authors, Publishing, Gratitude Sunday, NaPiBoWriWee, SCBWI, Social Media, Picture Books, PiBoIdMo, Goals, ebooks, Apps, Digital Publishing, 12 x 12 in 2012, Picture Book Month, The Artist's Way, Guest Blogging, Perfect Picture Book Friday, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2012 | 31 Comments »

Smile, You’re on Katie Davis!* That’s the way I feel today as I have the extreme honor of being Katie Davis’ first Brain Burps About Books podcast guest of 2012.  I am so excited I’ll be throwing the link around all over the place – in this post, on Facebook, on Twitter, email.  Want to [...]

Read Full Post »

Books I Read in 2011

Posted in Authors, Book Club, Books, Children's Books, tagged , , , , , , , on January 5, 2012 | 66 Comments »

2011 turned out to be a light reading year. I didn’t even average a book a week, which is unheard of for me. It’s not surprising, however, when I consider that I spent the summer abroad and, once the kids started school in the fall, started treating my writing and other work as a full-time [...]

Read Full Post »

Tara Lazar Launches 12 x 12 in 2012

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Picture Books, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 1, 2012 | 227 Comments »

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you had a great celebration to ring in the New Year.  I also hope that after you are finished watching football and nursing whatever *ahem* hangover you might have, you are ready for DAY ONE of the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge!! Ladies and Gentlemen, fire up your [...]

Read Full Post »

12 x 12 in 2012 Starts Tomorrow!

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, Goals, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Works in Progress, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 31, 2011 | 36 Comments »

With just one day left before the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge begins – 12 picture book drafts in 12 months – I want to share some additional information about how the challenge will work. Sign-Up Deadline First, you must sign up for the challenge by following the directions contained in this post NO [...]

Read Full Post »

Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Little Fir Tree

Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 | 12 Comments »

A classic Christmas choice for this, the day before Christmas Eve. The Little Fir Tree Written by Margaret Wise Brown, Illustrated by Jim LaMarche Harper Collins, March, 1954 (text original), 1982 (text renewed), 2005 (illustrations) Suitable for:  Ages 3-8 Themes/Topics:  Christmas, Nature, Family, Children with Disabilities, Seasons, Winter Opening and brief synopsis: From Booklist: “(The [...]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 378 other followers