March 28-30th was the weekend where creative minds met at Southern Breeze Spring Mingle 2014. It was my third time to attend the SCBWI conference locally here in Atlanta. Southern Breeze is the local chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) which includes Alabama, Georgia and the panhandle of […]
Gallery House 12, A New Website For Chil...
Recently I was online and was checking through my inbox on LinkedIn and found interesting information on Gallery House 12, a new website for children’s books illustrators and writers. Interested to know more, I contacted Catherine Lee, the owner and asked her the following questions: 1. How did you come up with the idea for […]
Author Interview With Jo Marshall
Recently I had the pleasure of getting to know Jo Marshall, author of Twig Stories. A huge fan of nature, Jo lives in the Pacific Northwest near volcanoes, rainforests, and coastal wetlands. Channeling her passion and concern for nature conservation, she created her eco-literature novels that transform the world with the fantastic adventures […]
SkADaMo and PiBoIdMo Progress 2
I continue to make progress the writing project for authors of picture books, PiBoIdMo and another project for illustrators, SkADaMo. I can’t believe the month of November is half over. The days are going by so fast. I thought of 20 ideas for new books easily for PiBoIdMo. It is a good practice to list […]
November Is Picture Book Month
Fall is special in many ways including the celebration of Halloween and Thanksgiving, the changing of the seasons with the leaves beginning to fall, but also for another reason: November is picture book month. For writers, authors and illustrators of picture books this is a special celebration that recognizes the love we all have […]
Pumpkin Heads, Book Review
October is here and Fall is in full swing; what a great time for a Pumpkin Heads book review. Picture book month is also in October. There are so many wonderful picture books that can be shared with children. Special stories about holidays are always a great way to peak a child’s interest. Pumpkin […]
Author Interview With JR Poulter
J.R.Poulter once worked in a circus. This definitely qualifies her to write for children! She has been published in Australia, UK and USA, having 7 books with mainstream publishers, including major award winner “Mending Lucille”, and 12 digital books. She has a 6 book series published for education , “Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage”. Another 4 print books are due for […]
Children’s Books – Belle’s Wings, Author
A few months ago I was surfing on the internet and came across a children’s book that caught my eye my eye immediately with its eye-catching cover. The children’s book – Belle’s Wings, by author, MJ Gillot completely captivated me. I immediately contacted the author and illustrator, M.J. Gillot to ask if I could interview […]
Kids’ App Review – Roxie’s A-maze-ing Va
It is that time of year when children are getting excited about school being out for the summer and parents are planning their vacations. I remember as a child riding in the car for long periods of time and being very bored. When I viewed Roxie’s A-maze-ing Vacation Adventure app , it brought back memories […]
Author Interview With Roxie Munro
Recently I did a review on this blog for Roxie Munro’s interactive children’s activity app, Roxie’ Doors and more recently, Roxie’s Amazing Adventure. I am pleased to also have interviewed Roxie and thought everyone would enjoy getting to know a little bit more about this fascinating, talented and award winning, author and illustrator. Questions: […]