5 Steps to researching nonfiction texts.
5 Steps to Research When You’re Not an Expert by Master Class Teacher, Annette Whipple
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Picture Books
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.
Bronco and Friends: A Party to Remember by Guest Blogger Michelle Weltz
Everyone likes a good party, especially one that gives you a personalized invitation in the shape of a puzzle piece. This is how Tim Tebow's debut picture book, "Bronco and Friends: A Party to Remember," begins. The animals in the story each receive their own unique...
10 Journal Prompts for Writers
Strengthen your writing voice with 10 Journal Prompts for Writers.