Meet May's Guru: Author Betsy Ellor
What do you LOVE about children’s books? I love that picture books are like poetry: every word counts and you can do so much with so few...
Member Spotlight: John Sullivan
This month in our Member Spotlight, I'm happy to introduce the prolific Author and Poet John Sullivan! John's first book, Kitten and the...
MENTOR TEXT MONDAY With Megan Lacera - A Pow and a Prize
POW! KAPOW! BOOM! Megan Lacera Powers Up Picture Books with Graphic Novels and Comics. by Megan Lacera Stroll through any bookstore or...
Mentor Text Monday - Jennifer Raudenbush Finds Lyrical Layers
By Jennifer Raudenbush Lyrical picture books are those in which the language evokes feelings. They are vivid, sensory experiences, which...
Celebrating A Sequel with Jill Dana
Happy Book Birthday to Rate Your Story Judge Jill Dana, who welcomes her latest picture book Butternut and Buttercup! She’s here to tell...
MOWMT Bonus Day! Tim McGlen Gooses Stories with Figurative Language
Goose Your Story with Figurative Language by Tim McGlen You’ve read your manuscript aloud again and again. It feels like a good story. ...
MOWMT Day #31: Lynne Marie and Dea Use Food to Foster Learning
Using Food to Foster Learning in Picture Books By Lynne Marie and Dea Lenihan Our next picture book, American Pie by Lynne Marie with Art...
MOWMT Day #30: Heather Macht Forges Another Chapter
During last year’s MOWMT, I was thrilled to announce a new book deal - my first early reader 6-book chapter book series! The Woodlot...
MOWMT Day #29: Danna Smith Counts Picture Books
PICTURE BOOKS YOU CAN COUNT ON by Danna Smith You might remember counting books from when you were a child. Gone are the days when a...
MOWMT Day #28: Janie Emaus Packs Prose
Packing Your Prose with Action and Repetition by Janie Emaus Twenty years passed from conception to the birth of my first picture book....
