MOWMT March 18: Danna Smith Mines for Gold
Mining for Gold: Exploring Little Golden Books by Danna Smith Most of us can remember growing up reading Little Golden Books with their...
MOWMT March 16: Kristi Mahoney Uses Second Person POV
Using Second-Person POV Narrative in Picture Books by Kristi Mahoney We often see books written in first- or third-person point-of-view...
MOWMT March 15: Judy Cooper Adds an A
The “A” in STEAM: Art in Picture Books by Judy M. Cooper Inspiring and nurturing creativity in young children has been a passion of mine...
MOWMT March 14: Lynne Marie Celebrates Siblings
by Lynne Marie When I originally got the spark for an idea that became BROOMMATES: A Brewing Boundary Battle (before I transposed it to...
MOWMT March 11: Bonnie Kelso Makes More Merry
The More the Merrier: Managing Many Characters By Bonnie Kelso Many might say, the more the merrier! But does that apply to writing a...
MOWMT March 8: Christy Mihaly Shines It
A Picture Book Biography: How to Make It Shine by Christy Mihaly I love reading picture book biographies, and there are so many great...
MOWMT March 7: Betsy Ellor Pairs STEM and SEL
STEM Stories With An SEL Heart By Betsy Ellor If you’ve been writing picture books long you know there’s a strong market for STEM...
MOWMT March 6: Cumulative Stories with Sue Heavenrich
Cumulative Stories: The House that Jack Built and More By Sue Heavenrich My newest picture book begins with the line: This is the seed...
MOWMT March 2: Andrew Hacket Ups the Absurdity
UPPING THE ABSURDITY WITH ANDREW HACKET Part of the magic of writing books is that there are no boundaries. It is easy to question if we...
