I'm so happy that author/illustrator, Marie Boyd stopped by to talk about her new book JUST A WORM. This lovely book about a worm trying to face his place in the world is one you don't want to miss. And, of course, the gorgeous illustrations...
Happy Monday! I'm thrilled to have PBSpree sister, the talented Marzieh Abbas on the blog today. She has written A DUPATTA IS...
EL: It's always a special time when I get to welcome a friend and critique partner to Writing Outside the Lines, so I am thrilled to welcome back the talented author/illustrator, Ann Koffsky. AND it's a special day for Ann. HAPPY BOOK BIIRTHDAY! I love...
As we approach Ramadan, I'm excited to welcome #PBSpree sister, the extremely talented Natasha Khan Kazi to the blog today. Her debut book, MOON'S RAMADAN is a gorgeous book that captures the meaning and magic of Ramadan. I am in awe of author/illustrators, and Natasha...
Happy Monday! I am thrilled to have the talented Candace Spizzirri back on Writing Outside the Lines. Candace, welcome and congratulations on your new book, FINLEY, A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE! I just reread it, and I smiled the whole time. Very cute. I know that...
EL: I'm thrilled to have PBSpree sister, Lydia Lukidis here with us today. I was lucky enough to have read an early ARC of this gorgeous book, DEEP, DEEP DOWN: THE SECRET UNDERWATER POETRY OF THE MARIANA TRENCH. I promise it will take your breath...
I hope you've all read the last blog post on Shachi Kaushik and Aishwara Tandon's beautiful book, DIWALI IN MY NEW HOME. In my excitement about the incredible prize Shachi is offering, I forgot to let you know how to get in the running to win...
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...
Dear Friends, I messed up!! Somehow my unedited blog post went out! EEK! I didn't finish revising and editing, and..WHOOPS! I think I hit something which published my unfinished, poorly written mess of a post. I am SO sorry and even more embarrassed! (And VERY sad!...
Whenever anyone asks me the best part of writing for children, my answer is "Connection." I love connecting with kids through school visits (I cannot wait to get back to in-person visits!) and connecting with so many wonderful people who write and/or illustrate kids' books....