Category: First Stories

This week, I am delighted to welcome another author/illustrator guest - Brian Russo - to First Stories! Brian's latest book, A FRIEND FOR YOGA BUNNY, hit shelves this past February and is the perfect spring/summer gift for the kid in your life! I look forward to talking with him about this book, how he got… Continue reading First Stories Welcomes Brian Russo!

Hello friends and welcome back to the First Stories series, where I talk to writers (published, unpublished, agented, unagented) about their first story – the one that really compelled them to pursue writing and publishing. The previous interviews from 2022 with Bonnie Kelso, Laura Zimmermann, Chelsea Lin Wallace, and Valerie Bolling have been incredible! I… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Amber Hendricks

Welcome back, dear readers! Thank you for taking a bit of your time to "listen in" to another First Stories conversation - this time with the amazing Valerie Bolling. She has been releasing picture book after picture book recently! Huge congrats, Valerie! Beginning with LET'S DANCE in 2020, she and her agent, James McGowan have… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Valerie Bolling!

Hello friends and welcome back to the First Stories series, where I talk to writers (published, unpublished, agented, unagented) about their first story - the one that really compelled them to pursue writing and publishing. 2022 started off with a bang, with some great interviews from Bonnie Kelso and Laura Zimmermann - I learned so… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Chelsea Lin Wallace

February may be a short month, but it is PACKED with tons of fun. Celebrating the rich depths of Black history, telling others how much they mean to us, and more. But as a month situated squarely in the depths of winter (in the Northern Hemisphere), February can seem rather gray and bleak. Plants, trees,… Continue reading First Stories in February Featuring…Laura Zimmermann!!