Happy fall to all of you! Thank you for all of the support for the First Stories series over the past few weeks! Tina Cho, Amanda Davis, Norene Paulson, and Brian Gehrlein gave us so much to think about as they shared their very first stories and what they learned and how they have grown… Continue reading First Stories Update AND #PBCritiqueFest
First Stories!! Featuring Tina Cho
Welcome back, dear readers! Thank you for taking a bit of your time to "listen in" to my conversation with Tina Cho. Tina's recently released picture book - THE OCEAN CALLS - is a wonderful combination of lyrical writing, fascinating premise, and intergenerational story that leaves adult and child readers feeling snuggly and cuddly. This… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Tina Cho
First Stories!! Featuring Amanda Davis
Conducting these interviews with all kinds of #kidlit writers has been a BLAST...and given me so much to ponder! Last week's interview with Brian Gehrlein was tons of fun, and this week I am delighted to welcome Amanda Davis to First Stories! Many of you know Amanda from her involvement in the #kidlit community, but… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Amanda Davis
First Stories!! Featuring Brian Gehrlein
Reading the responses to last week's first-ever "First Stories" interview was wonderful! Norene Paulson's stories and insight taught me so much - thanks, Norene! And thank you for all of the comments and encouraging feedback! This week, I'm thrilled to be talking to Brian Gehrlein, whose debut picture book, THE BOOK OF RULES (illustrated by… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Brian Gehrlein
First Stories!! Featuring Norene Paulson
And here it is! The very first blog post in this First Stories series! I am so excited to officially begin hearing from both published and unpublished #kidlit writers about their First Stories - the ones that pushed them headlong into writing for kids!! And my very first guest on this blog series is author… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Norene Paulson
