Ellen Leventhal | Writing Outside the Lines |

25 Aug Commemorating the “Almost Original” FLOOD OF KINDNESS and a GIVEAWAY!

Posted at 06:46h in children's literature, empathy, flood clean up, floods, friendship, Houston, kid lit, kindness, memories, nature, picture books, reflection, Texas, tropical storm, writing by Ellen Leventhal 14 Comments

1 Like

Dear Readers, I usually post interviews about other kid-lit creators, but today, the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, I'd like to tell you a little about the background of our book, A FLOOD OF KINDNESS. I know the book is not new, but I hope it's...

09 May Ten Year Anniversary! But Why?

Posted at 01:27h in authors, children's literature, kid lit, marketing, picture books, publishing, reflection, revision, writing by Ellen Leventhal 2 Comments

0 Likes

People always ask me why we “reinvented” Don’t Eat the Bluebonnets and published a new version. After all, it was a good story. It’s a great question that deserves a great answer. So I'll try to answer it as best I can. We really liked the old...