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Winner Announcement 6/29/23

Congratulations Jill Dana, you are the winner of the giveaway from Katey Howes! A signed by the author copy of A POEM GROWS INSIDE YOU, illustrated by Heather Brockton Lee and some handmade seeded paper that you can plant to see what grows. Please email me so that I can connect you with Katey andContinue reading “Winner Announcement 6/29/23”

Welcome Author Pamela Morgan – Giveaway Alert

Today I’m welcoming Pamela Morgan, a playwright, director, and now we are celebrating her debut as a children’s author! Her book, SIMPLY SKYE, illustrated by Heather Bell releases 7/11/23! It’s a story of self-acceptance and breaking gender stereotypes, published by Amicus. I’ve known Heather since our debut group in 2019 and her artwork has alwaysContinue reading “Welcome Author Pamela Morgan – Giveaway Alert”

Welcome Author Katey Howes – Giveaway Alert

Today I welcome author Katey Howes whose fifth and sixth books were published four months apart. When we chatted about which book to celebrate we decided that the most recent one, Woven of the World, illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova had received a lot of attention since it’s release in February, and it would be funContinue reading “Welcome Author Katey Howes – Giveaway Alert”

Winner Announcement 6/8/23

Congratulations Judith Valdes B., winner of the giveaway from Bonnie Kelso, author-illustrator of NUDI GILL: POISON POWERHOUSE OF THE SEA, published by GnomeRoadPublishing. You may choose a picture book critique or a classroom zoom visit for your favorite teacher or school. Please email me with your choice. I am thrilled to report that I wasContinue reading “Winner Announcement 6/8/23”

Welcome Author-Illustrator Bonnie Kelso – Giveaway Alert

I’m excited to feature Bonnie Kelso, a talented author-illustrator and her debut picture book NUDI GILL: POISON POWERHOUSE OF THE SEA, published by Gnome Road Publishing . Bonnie and I have crossed paths in virtual writing groups over the years. Last winter when we both participated in a Zoom middle grade writing class offered throughContinue reading “Welcome Author-Illustrator Bonnie Kelso – Giveaway Alert”

Winner Announcement 5/18/23

Congratulations to winner Amy Benoit you won the 20 minute Zoom classroom visit with author-illustrator Marie Boyd, whose debut JUST A WORM was illustrated with quilling and told the story of a worm who wanted to prove he was more than ‘just a worm.’ Please email me at ljrwritenow @ gmail so that I canContinue reading “Winner Announcement 5/18/23”

Teacher Appreciation Week Memory

I’ve had this bookmark for many years. If you’ve never taught a child to read, or watched the magic of their realization that the symbols (letters) combine to make sounds to form words, you may not understand. This is where it begins. But my goal was never to ‘just teach reading.’ I wanted to teachContinue reading “Teacher Appreciation Week Memory”