Welcome, dear friends! It’s always a pleasure to celebrate the launch of a new book with a Happy Book Birthday post. And today, my joy is unmeasurable…since the new book is actually one…

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Evgenia at the Kindling Words East retreat in 2026. What sweet and contagious energy she has! I am so excited to highlight her here and let her tell us about her debut pi…

Hello dear friends! I’m so glad you’ve stopped by today…and I know you will be, too…because we are celebrating the book birthday of a wonderful new book written by the talen…

In this interview, I’m excited to interview my gracious and uber talented friend about The Puffin Who Whispered on its fledgling day. Although this charming book is fiction, I guarantee you&#…

“No poem is about one of us, or some of us, but it is about all of us.” ~ Mary Oliver Every so often a poetry picture book comes along that is sheer perfection. Words and art sing in pe…

“To reach the place of things unseen, words can be your trampoline.” ~ Matthew Burgess Do you dream of ice cream? How do you live with a lion? What’s it like to be propelled by je…

Do you know how to use chopsticks? Do you have some in your cutlery drawer right now? Just as I can’t remember first feeding myself with a fork or spoon, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t …

“June is the pearl of summer, shining with warmth and joy.” – L.M. Montgomery 1. Happy June! Can you believe it? Thought we’d mark the halfway point of 2026 with Nathaniel M…

“Children almost always hang onto things tighter than their parents think they will.” ~ E.B. White (Charlotte’s Web) It’s true when they say the books you read as a child stay with you …

#ThrowbackThursday Block Party by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Kurt Nagahori (Illustrator) #kidlit July 4th #DIY #mini-comic with @LEEandLOW

Dear Kidlit Zombie Week friends, Welcome to the fourth post of Kidlit Zombie Week 2026! Whether it’s your first time joining us or you’ve resurrected manuscripts with us before, you&#82…

Wander: verb. To walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way; meander; travel aimlessly through or over (an area). Ponder: verb. To think about something carefully; to reflect. Write: verb. To compo…

As a longtime fan of Melissa Taylor’s website, Imagination Soup, which is an amazing resource for children’s book reviews and learning activities, I’m pleased to have Melissa on W…

I’m thrilled to have author Cathy Ballou Mealey on Writer-Reader-Teacher once again. This time, Cathy is sharing her new nonfiction picture book, Fly Rod Was First, Cornelia Crosby’s Ad…

🍓 Happy National Strawberry Month! 🍓 Today is official pub day for A Garden for Lili by award-winning author-illustrator Melissa Iwai (Norton Young Readers, 2026). A companion to the totally scrump…

Like me, author Gretchen Woelfle enjoys digging into untold stories from the revolutionary era. Here she shares some of the people whose stories have the power to widen our understanding of the Ame…

Can you see my big smile? I’m sure you can…because today is one of my favorite days…and my smile is a mile wide because it’s a day to celebrate the birth of a new book!!! YE…

#kidlit Book of the Day: A Christopher Award for #formerstudent Nancy Churnin with @AlbertWhitman #picturebook

#ThrowbackThursday Window Music by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Wade Zahares (Illustrator) #kidlit #picturebook #poetry with @penguinkids

Dr. Mel Rosenberg and I are perhaps the only two former biology professors turned children’s book authors out there! Or at least, Mel is the only other one I know 😊. In addition to being a high-cal…

Does the wild rumpus start or begin?  Scroll to the bottom of this post and join the conversation. Yesterday would have been Maurice Sendak’s 85th birthday. Hope you caught the elaborate Google Doo…

#kidlit Book of the Day: Mari and the Great Market Swap #fiction #picturebook #bookbirthday by #formerstudent Janelle Springer-Willms

“Because poetry is the art of attention, anchored in a total receptivity that judges nothing and rejects nothing, every poem is a kind of prayer, kneeling before the wild wonder of the world …

#ThrowbackThursday Subway by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Karen Katz (Illustrator) #kidlit #boardbook with @penguinkids