Welcome to my blog (scroll down to see individual posts), which was originally on a separate site at Inkygirl.com. I also have a separate Inkygirl newsletter on Substack at debbieohi.substack.com.
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I am super-honored to have Inkygirl be the first stop on Josh Funk’s SHORT & SWEET book tour! Not just because I’m a big fan of his Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast picture book series with Brendan Kearney and his other books, but also because Josh is such a great champion of fellow . . .
Thanks to Sue Lowell Gallion and Phaidon for sending me a copy of OUR WORLD, A FIRST BOOK OF GEOGRAPHY. This unique board board shaped like a globe is written by Sue and beautifully illustrated by Lisk Feng. Here’s my livestream about OUR WORLD: OUR WORLD, A FIRST BOOK OF GEOGRAPHY is . . .
(Updated October 6, 2020 – also see reader comments in reply to the original post) The quandary: You want to support someone’s new book and as much as you’d like to buy it, you can’t. Perhaps you can’t justify the cost of the new book right now. Perhaps your author friend is . . .
I recently did a livestream showing why 32 pages is the standard for picture books, and what this means for picture book creators. In case it helps anyone, the archived version is above. Basic reason: 32 pages can all be printed on a single sheet of paper, making it cost-effective. . . .
