Category Archives: kidlit

A Big Day at the Office

If seven wasn’t a lucky number before, it is now. Today two (2!) friends are celebrating their book birthdays, and I feel like I’m swimming in pages of goodness. In picture book world, we have Anne Marie Pace’s Vampirina Ballerina, the … Continue reading

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Once upon a time…

The proofs didn’t make it real. The hard-bound book made it almost real. And then a friend sent me this picture of his daughter, Josie. Now it’s real!

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Improvising

The following essay, about preparing for school visits, appeared in our SCBWI region’s quarterly newsletter, but I thought I’d share it here as well: Looking for a Way to Prepare for Classroom Visits? Improvise! By Madelyn Rosenberg When my kids sang … Continue reading

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Emily, Carlo and Marty Rhodes Figley

Friend and critique-group member Marty Rhodes Figley is taking a seat on the couch this week to talk about her new Charlesbridge picture book, Emily and Carlo, a lyrical exploration of the relationship between Emily Dickinson and her dog. It’s … Continue reading

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Schmutz

Cece Bell recently wrote a post about the Library of Congress page that puts your book into nifty little categories that read like a poem. I’m loving this description on The Schmutzy family: cleanliness – fiction. As opposed to, perhaps: … Continue reading

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