Dear Reader, Somewhere between me previewing the post on the wonderful Annette Schottenfeld and her equally wonderful book, OBI’S MUD BATH, and me pressing “publish,” the technology gremlins attacked. Somehow, this gremlin ate all the images and even took away some of the text. SO…once this problem...
EL: Hi everyone! I want to welcome author Annette Schottenfeld to "Writing Outside the Lines" today. Thanks for being here, Annette. AS: Thank you for hosting Obi's Mud Bath and having me on your blog. I'm thrilled to be here! Follow your own path. Whether you are...
EL: I'm thrilled to have the multi-talented Ann Koffsky on the blog today. I usually have the featured image of the author, not her book, but this bright purple cover of Kayla and Kugel's Happy Hanukkah made me smile, so I decided to put that...
EL: I'm excited to highlight my multi-talented friend, Jocelyn Rish. Jocelyn and I met in our 2021 Marketing group, The Picture Book Scribblers. Not only is Jocelyn a fantastic author, but she is a tech whiz who has gotten many of us (especially me) out...
I am happy to introduce a new friend to Writing Outside the Lines today. I "met" Joyce Lapin in one of Mel Rosenberg and Colleen Paeff's fun online writing get-togethers. I am impressed with all Joyce has done, and I wanted to share. So, welcome, Joyce!...
One of the wonderful things about what I do is that I get to meet new people who love kid lit as much as I do. I was very excited when Rochelle Melander contacted me, and I'm thrilled that I'm getting to know her. Now...
[video width="2000" height="1294" mp4="https://ellenleventhal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Happy-Birthday-Book-3.mp4"][/video] I'm excited to celebrate the book birthday of Maya's Treasure, a gorgeous book by my friend, author/illustrator, Laurie Smollett Kutscera! If you've read this blog before, you'll know that I am in absolute awe of author/illustrators, and Laurie is no exception. Her...
Sometimes we find books that are not only lovely but are especially timely. Joanna Rowland's newest book, Big Bear Was Not the Same, is one such book. As we all know, these last few years have been difficult in many ways. Aside from Covid, hurricanes,...
Welcome back, Charlotte! I'm thrilled to have my friend and fellow Picture Book Scribbler, Charlotte Offsay back on "Writing Outside the Lines." This time she is going to talk to us about her latest book, HOW TO RETURN A MONSTER. I've read the book, and...
Full transparency: I am a retired teacher. I am not in the classroom anymore, but I do have empathy for those who are. After seeing a news clip of a parent ripping a mask off a teacher and physically assaulting her, I was compelled to...