EL: Happy New Year, everyone! We have a great guest to start our year off right. I'm thrilled to welcome Rebecca Gardyn Levingon to Writing Outside the lines. Rebecca, welcome! I love your book, BRAINSTORM. I've read it several times and even used it with...
Happy Halloween! You may be surrounded by pumpkins, candy, and a few witches, but the book we'll be chatting about today is filled with GOBLINS! I am so excited to welcome the incredible and prolific author Jacqueline Jules to Writing Outside the Lines today. Because of...
Another new friend! Hurray! I'm pleased to introduce Jen Kam to all who don't know her. Her new book, UNTIL THE BLUEBERRIES GROW, is a lovely diverse, intergenerational story that is wonderful on so many levels. EL: Welcome Jen! Before we get to your book, will...
It's always such fun to meet new kid lit creators, and although some of you may know her already (and if not, you need to), I just met author Sarah Bagley Steele. She is the talented author of THE HAPPIEST KID, which debuted from Yeehoo...
EL: Several months ago, I posted a cover reveal for this lovely book, PLANTING FRIENDSHIP: PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM, written by Callie Metler, Shirin Rahman, and Melissa Stoller and illustrated by Kate Talbot. I'm excited that it's out in the world now (as of Oct. 19,...
I'm excited to have fellow Picture Book Scribbler, Kate Fox with us today. I was lucky enough to see an ARC of her beautiful debut picture book, PANDO, and it pulled me in immediately. You won't want to miss this one! Welcome, Kate! Would you please...
Welcome, Kaitlyn! I'm thrilled to have you here on "Writing Outside the Lines." I can't remember exactly where we "met" in the "kidlit-osphere", but we've been friends for a while now. (Unfortunately, we haven't met in person, and we need to remedy that at some...
EL: Happy Book Birthday!! I can't wait to read this next book! NP: Thank you, Ellen! I’m excited to be back with you to celebrate the launch of my second picture book, WHAT’S SILLY HAIR DAY WITH NO HAIR? EL: I feel like you have the ability...
EL: It's wonderful having the award-winning Matt Forrest Esenwine on "Writing Outside the Lines" today. Welcome! I know our readers are excited to hear about your latest book that you co-authored with the equally talented Charles Ghigna. I absolutely love this latest book, but I know...
EL: I am thrilled to welcome author/illustrator, Annelouise Mahoney today. We met in our marketing group, "The Picture Book Scribblers," and I'm so happy we did. I was lucky enough to read a review copy of her debut picture book, JULIUS AND MACY: A VERY...