Annette Whipple’s “Ribbit! The Truth About Frogs” is perfect for kids who love to learn about the wonders of this world and its creatures.
Ribbit! The Truth about Frogs, A Book Review by Kathryn O’Neill
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Picture Books
The Fabled Stables: Exploring Early Chapter Books
Explore the world of early chapter books and enjoy a review of The Fabled Stables, one of my favorites.
5 Steps to Research When You’re Not an Expert by Master Class Teacher, Annette Whipple
5 Steps to researching nonfiction texts.
How Do I Find Free Images for My Manuscript? by Nancy I. Sanders
Image by Dariusz Sankowski from Pixabay. Good news! A couple years ago I was offered a new book contract. More news—I was required to find and acquire the photographs. Bad news? I used to think so. But with over 100 published books under my belt for publishers big and...
Summer Book Review: The Singing Serpent
Mermaids, monsters, and mysteries oh my. Find them all in the Singing Serpent, the perfect summertime read.
How to Get $1.49’s Worth of Writing Advice
Jean Fritz. If you know her work, you'll be smiling at the mere mention of her name. Her humor has wooed and wowed millions of kids into learning American history. I want to be her when (if) I grow up. See that book below? You can get it for $1.49—what are you waiting...
A Prayer for Our Country: A Picture Book Review by Gail Cartee
My friend recently introduced me to the picture book A Prayer for Our Country (Zondervan, 2022) written by our senate Chaplin Rear Admiral Barry Black (Ret.) I immediately fell in love. I kept thinking this is exactly how we need to teach our children...
THE WORDS WE CHOOSE TO USE
As children’s writers, we all know the importance of choosing the right word to use. Shakespeare has a famous quote “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That philosophy might work in Romeo and Juliet’s situation but not...
Book Coaches, Pt. 2
Take a careful look at the painting below. Would you hang that in your home? Neither would I—and I painted it. That's my artwork I created at a Painting with a Twist party. Can you tell I copied a "masterpiece." To get better at painting, I'd need an instructor....
5 Summer Picture Books to Kick Off the Season
Check out these 5 Summer Picture Books to help you kick off the summertime season.