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It’s I’M BUSY launch week! Help us celebrate?

What are YOU busy doing? Help us celebrate by customizing your own I’M BUSY door hanger! You can download a free, print-ready template here. To educators: if you combine this activity with our book with young readers, I’ll record a special video message just for your students! Submit a photo . . .



What are YOU busy doing? I’d love to see!

To help celebrate next week’s Feb. 24th launch of I’M BUSY, I’ve create these free, print-ready templates. Feel free to download and customize! Also note that I’m seeking I’M BUSY reader gallery photos. Educators, feel free to use this as a classroom activity with our book with your young readers! . . .



Seeking I’M BUSY reader gallery photos!

Thanks to my friends Karen Krossing, Helen Kubiw, Caroline Fernandez, Adrienne Kress, and Kevin Sylvester for these fun “I’m Busy” photos! I’ll be adding them to my “Reading the I’M… picture books in the wild” Reader Gallery on Pinterest, and would love to add yours, too. For guidelines and to . . .



Excited to be working on more Judy Blume covers!

In 2014, I was thrilled to illustrate the covers of Judy Blume titles being reissued by Atheneum / Simon & Schuster Children’s as middle grade: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Blubber, Deenie, Iggie’s House, It’s Not The End Of The World, Starring Sally J. Freeman As Herself, and . . .



Look what just arrived!

Woohoo! A single, precious copy of I’M BUSY by Michael Ian Black and me just arrived on the weekend, along with a sweet note from our editor at Simon & Schuster Children’s, Justin Chanda. Don’t you love Laurent Linn’s fabulous book design? This newest in our I’M… series about kids’ . . .



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 . . .



I just signed a book contract!

I am thrilled to announce that I just signed a contract with Simon & Schuster to illustrate I’M BUSY, a new picture book written by Michael Ian Black. I identify way too much with this story. 😁 I’M BUSY is the latest in the I’M series, joining I’M BORED, I’M . . .