THE PICTURE BOOK BUZZ/ Maria Marshall

The Picture Book Buzz

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Sandra Salsbury

The Picture Book Buzz interview with Sandra Salsbury about her debut picture book, Best Friend in the Whole World, which releases March 1st.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Cindy Kane Trumbore

Interview with Cindy Kane Trumbore about writing, inspiration, and her newest picture book - Butterfly for a King.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Evan Griffith

Interview with Evan Griffith about his debut picture book Secrets of the Sea: The Story of Jeanne Power, Revolutionary Marine Scientist.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Hope Lim

Interview of Hope Lim about how poetry and her kids inspire her writing and her debut picture book, I Am A Bird.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Vivian Kirkfield and Gilbert Ford

Interview with Vivian Kirkfield and Gilbert Ford about their new book - From Here To There: Inventions That Changed The Way The World Moves.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Alicia D. Williams

Interview with Alicia D. Williams about her writing and Jump At The Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn

Interview with Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn about their new book- Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Isabelle Marinov

Interview with Isabelle Marinov whose debut picture book, The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble, releases 1/19/21

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Lisa Robinson and Lauren Simkin Berke

Interview with Lisa Robinson and Lauren Simikin Berke about themselves & Were I Not A Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Barbara Lowell

Interview with Barbara Lowell about her 2020 picture books - MY MASTODON & BEHIND THE BOOKCASE: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Lisa Amstutz

Interview with Lisa Amstutz about her newest nonfiction picture book, Plants Fight Back, releasing December 1st.

Benny's True Colors - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF

This week's #PPBF book models acceptance of everyone's differences, inclusion, and friendship within a story about being true to yourself.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Norene Paulson

Meet children's PB author Norene Paulson, whose debut picture book, Benny’s True Colors, released November 17, 2020.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Jacob Grant

Interview with Jacob Grant, an author and illustrator who makes picture books, about his newest picture book - Bear Meets Bear.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Maggie Pouncey

Maggie Pouncey was born in New York City and is the Co-Founder of Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab, a children’s bookshop in Brooklyn.

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple

An interview with the talented and prolific duo - Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple.

It's NOT Little Red Riding Hood and Where's Our Library - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF

A quick aside. The winner of the giveaway of Beth Anderson's "Smelly" Kelly and His Super Senses is: Patricia Tilton Now onto the #PPBF post. I think we could all use a reason to laugh and little humor right about now. So, this week, I have an unusual offering. A sneak peek at TWO books. Josh Funk has two fun picture books releasing on October 27th and rather than pick between them, I'm going to give a glimpse into both of them. One is rhyming, one is lyrical prose, but both

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Stevie Lewis

For half the year, Stevie Lewis travels out of her van, furthering her passion for art and the outdoors. She is also an avid hiker

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Josh Funk

Josh grew up in New England and studied Computer Science in school. Today, he still lives in New England and when not writing Java code

The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Beth Anderson and Giveaway

Interview with Beth Anderson about her newest historical fiction picture book - "Smelly" Kelly and His Super Senses: How James Kelly's Nose

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