Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
By Sara Truuvert “My daughter said she wasn’t going to science camp because ‘science was for boys.’” Shelli R. Johannes had never written a picture book when she heard her daughter’s stance on science, but it sparked the idea that she, with co-author and friend Kimberly Derting, would turn into the Loves Science series. Libby . . .
By Sara Truuvert Christina Li likes to keep herself busy. At just 14, she began querying literary agents and at 15 pitched live to her current agent. Now, Christina is making her literary debut with Clues to the Universe, an MG novel she wrote and sold all before beginning her junior year at . . .
If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, good luck! Though chances are good you don’t have the time to read this blog post. If you attempted NaNoWriMo and gave up partway through, or avoided doing it at all because you knew you wouldn’t have the time, don’t abandon all hope! . . .
Thanks to my teacher friend, Mary Ellen Wessels, for the heads-up. 🙂 I’d love to see a similar Canadian map by province!
Erin Dealey grew up in Oakland, California, where she often did her homework on the roof of her garage. She has written over a dozen children’s books and dearly hopes her Dear Earth…From Your Friends in Room 5 will find its way to Earth Heroes everywhere. You can find her online at www.erindealey.com and on . . .
From time to time, I answer a question on Quora about children’s book illustration. I do this partly because I like to pay it forward but also because I find it a good writing exercise, summarizing my thoughts and process this way. Q: “How do you become an illustrator or . . .
I’m a longtime fan of Ellie Arscott‘s art, so was especially excited to hear about her debut as a children’s book illustrator for NIGHT WALK, a new picture book written by award-winning author Sara O’Leary and illustrated by Ellie. Launching Sept. 29th from Groundwood, their book has already garnered a lot . . .
