Mentor Text Monday: Editor Julia Recko Prefers Informational Fiction
by Julia Recko I personally dislike basic fact-filled nonfiction. Even with clever construction or lyrical language, I’m just not as...
MOWMT March 30: Lydia Lukidis Intersects Art and Science
The Intersection of Art and Science By Lydia Lukidis If you know me, you know I’m a huge STEM fan. But interestingly enough, I started...
MOWMT March 30: Audrey Perrott Turns the Page
Turning the Page on Picture Books By Audrey Perrott While I prefer to avoid drama in my life as much as possible, when it comes to...
MOWMT March 29: Andrea J. Loney Explores Multi-Layers
Exploring Multilayered Picture Books by Andrea J. Loney Layers in a picture book are the individual elements of the book that combine to...
MOWMT March 28: Erin Dealey Asks An Important Question
Mentor Texts - Comps or Competition? by Erin Dealey Mentor Texts are wonderfully helpful when you’re crafting a story idea into a...
MOWMT March 27: Vivian Kirkfield Uses Quotes
Using Quotes Effectively in Nonfiction PB Bios by Vivian Kirkfield Back in 2019, my agent submitted one of my manuscripts to an editor....
MOWMT March 23: Jennifer Buchet Mines Magazines
Mining the Kidlit Magazines By Jennifer Buchet An often-overlooked mentor text is eagerly waiting for you to flip through its pages....
MOWMT March 22: Mariana Ríos Ramírez Shares Tradition and Culture
Sharing Tradition and Culture Through Picture Books by Mariana Ríos Ramírez As an author of children’s books, some of my favorite topics...
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...
