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Advice for young readers from Tim Budgen (BOUNCING BUNNIES! illustrator)

Thanks to Tim Budgen for responding to my most recent #KidLitLaunches thread in Bluesky with news that BOUNCING BUNNIES! launches from Simon & Schuster Children’s UK on Feb. 13th, 2025! BOUNCING BUNNIES! is written by Fiz Osborne and illustrated by Tim. Synopsis from the publisher’s page: “Jump, wiggle, sniff and . . .





Why I’m replacing my email newsletter with a Bluesky account

I know, I know — it’s been a while since I’ve updated my website blog! I’ve been rethinking my whole approach to social media as well as my website. Will write more about this later. For now, however, I’ll say that I’ve given up on having a regular author/illustrator newsletter . . .




My book launch party at Type Junction!

Above: Claudia Osmond, me, my sister Ruth. Huge thanks to all who came out in the rain to help me celebrate the launch of I Want To Read ALL The Books, my new solo picture book with Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers at Type Junction in Toronto! Grateful . . .



I Want To Read ALL The Books launch events (online and in-person)

Hurray! My solo picture book, I Want To Read ALL The Books, is out in the world! Quick navigation: Reviews and interviews – Launch eventsShortlink to this page: DebbieOhi.com/allthebooks-launch Reviews, Interviews, and Other Posts Thanks to the following book blogs and publications for letting me visit in celebration of my . . .



My solo picture book launches Sept. 17, 2024!

I am excitedly counting down the days until my picture book, I Want To Read ALL The Books, launches from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers on Sept. 17th, 2024! Toronto Book Launch To those in Toronto: I invite you to help me celebrate on Tue. Sept. 24th at . . .




Perseverance

(Updated May 26, 2024. Also see: Rejection Stories & Advice From Published Kidlit/YA Creators) This is a photo of a letter I’ve had pinned up on my home office Inspiration Board for years now. It represents the many encouraging-but-still-rejection letters I received over the years when I was actively writing . . .