Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 (1/31/20) is in its 7th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by...

Life is full of surprises and wonderful coincidences. Sometimes, you're in the right place at just the right time. When Vivian Kirkfield...

Sneak Peek! Have I got a special #PPBF post for you all today. Elizabeth is letting me give you all an early glimpse of her newest...

Well dear readers, what a year this has been! Besides traveling to three great writing conferences, I've been privileged to "meet" and...

The holidays can be tough. While advancement and globalization has made the world smaller, at times it has made the world much larger....

Do you remember your first crush as a child? I've been told mine happened when I was two. I'm not sure though, as I don't remember the...

I hope that joy and pleasure are found in the words I write and the pictures I make." ~ Jonathan Voss Jonathan's debut as an illustrator...

It's so easy, even for the most outgoing person, to occasionally feel invisible. Like no one sees them. Tough enough when you're an...

What a fun month! The anniversary of the Apollo 11 Launch resulted in so many great books on the astronauts, the moon, and space...

Due to technical issues, this is going to be a busy week for posts. But I was so excited when Katy Hudson agreed to an interview. I have loved her picture books, since I discovered Too Many Carrots three years ago . Katy was raised in Middlesbrough, UK and started her Illustration career as a small child drawing on freshly emulsioned walls around the house! Her parents quickly dissuaded this medium and encouraged drawing with pencil and paper instead. The idea stuck (the pen