17 Apr Marzieh Abbas A DUPATTA IS… and a GIVEAWAY!
Happy Monday! I'm thrilled to have PBSpree sister, the talented Marzieh Abbas on the blog today. She has written A DUPATTA IS...
27 Mar HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO UNDER THE SEA SEDER BY ANN KOFFSKY!
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...
13 Mar Natasha Khan Kazi
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...
06 Mar Candace Spizzirri
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...
16 Jan Lydia Lukidis: DEEP DEEP DOWN (And of course, a GIVEAWAY!)
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...
04 Dec Mea Culpa…or “My Bad!”
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...
03 Dec AKK! Technology is good…until it isn’t! New post on Annette Schottenfeld coming SOON!
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...
21 Jun The Magic of Summer and WHOOPS!
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!...
09 Jun Author Laura Roettiger and a Giveaway
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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....
18 May Charotte Offsay and THE BIG BEACH CLEANUP Plus a Giveaway!
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Summer is around the corner, and I am excited to highlight The Big Beach Cleanup by my friend, Charlotte Offsay. I met Charlotte online several years ago, and we exchanged manuscripts. But then, a year or so later, completely unplanned, I met her in real...