Ellen Leventhal | Writing Outside the Lines |

31 Dec Here We Go! Happy New Year!

Posted at 21:22h in authors, children's literature, critique groups, friendship, kindness, masks, new year, pandemic, reflection by Ellen Leventhal 12 Comments

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Here we are at the end of another challenging year. But somehow, we made it. I'm not sure I like the "new normal," but we don't have much choice. When my friends had books releasing in 2020 and couldn't do much in-person publicity, I felt so...

09 Sep Charlotte Offsay: HOW TO RETURN A MONSTER and a GIVEAWAY!

Posted at 14:17h in authors, children's literature, humor, picture books, publishing, siblings, writing by Ellen Leventhal 5 Comments

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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...

21 Feb Author/ Illustrator Annelouise Mahoney and JULIUS AND MACY: A VERY BRAVE NIGHT

Posted at 19:06h in authors, children's literature, illustrator, kid lit, kindness, picture books, writing process by Ellen Leventhal 4 Comments

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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...

05 Jul Lisa Katzenberger and NATIONAL REGULAR AVERAGE ORDINARY DAY

Posted at 17:44h in authors, children's literature, holidays, kid lit, picture books by Ellen Leventhal 11 Comments

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In these decidedly UNordinary days, I found extra delight in reading Lisa Katzenberger's wonderful new book. Although I've seen Lisa around online for a while, I really got to know her in our 2021 Promo group, Picture Book Scribblers. But wait! I'm getting ahead of myself....