Laura Roettiger is a reading specialist and award-winning elementary educator from Chicago, IL who weaves her passion for STEM learning and fostering kindness into stories for children. Her roots in C...

YouTube video by Bonnie Kelso, Artist and Author Illustrator

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today’s author is a longtime kidlit friend of mine…we both debuted in 2019 and have been friends ever since! She has graciously offered a giveaway f…

Here’s another fantastic book from one of the Kid Lit for Growing Minds members! In this post for educators and librarians, author Lisa Rogers, a former library teacher, shares how WOODY&#821…

Today I am sharing my interview with Debra Kim Wolf, celebrating her book, A FAMILY FOR ZOYA: THE TRUE STORY OF AN ENDANGERED CUB, illustrated by Annalisa Durante and Marina Durante which released …

From idea to published book…what a process! It takes passion, practice, preparation, patience, and perseverance! And that’s why our Book Birthday posts are so very special because we are celebratin…

Alt: a blue fish with the words `` just keep swimming '' on it

By Lisa Rogers

As we prepare to turn the page and open 2017, take a stroll back in time with some classic children’s books. Writers agonize over first lines, and for good reason. Beginnings are hard. Within them,…