August book babies, new book deals, and more summer fun from the Soaring '20s🌞
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New Cover Reveals
New Book Deals
Join us for these events
Aug. 29 at 1 p.m. Eastern - Abi Cushman will host an outdoor book signing of ANIMALS GO VROOM! through Bank Street Books. More information here.
Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. Pacific - Colleen Paeff and Nancy Carpenter will host a virtual book launch for THE GREAT STINK through Once Upon a Time. (free) To sign up, click here.
Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. Eastern - Carrie Finison will appear at the Salem Lit Fest in Salem, Mass. Learn more here.
Sept. 18, 11 a.m. Eastern - Rajani Narasimhan LaRocca, Anna Crowley Redding, and Melanie Ellsworth are participating in the Bath Book Bash in Bath, Maine, and will be part of a "Spotlight on Picture Books.” Learn more here.
October 4-November 8, 7-9 p.m. Central - RETHINKING YOUR NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK: A Revision Workshop with Kirsten Larson (A TRUE WONDER) through The Writing Barn. Learn more about this six-week course and register here.
Oct. 5, 5 p.m. Pacific - Join Kirsten W. Larson and Katy Wu for the launch of A TRUE WONDER: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything through Once Upon a Time Books. Register for this free, virtual event here.
Dec. 12, 2 p.m. Central- Jen Malia will teach “Writing Neurodivergent Characters with Sensitivity” through The Writing Barn online. Learn more and sign up here.
Soaring '20s in the news
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Mass Center for the Book has named several Soaring 20s books as Must Read MassBooks 2021. They include: Rajani Narasimhan LaRocca's SEVEN GOLDEN RINGS, Mary Wagley Copp's WHEREVER I GO and Qing Zhuang and Kelly Carey's HOW LONG IS FOREVER. See the full list here.
Abi Cushman is hosting a blog tour is 8/2 to 9/1 to celebrate the release of ANIMALS GO VROOM! Find the schedule and links to posts here. Also, read her guest post, “New Transportation Books for Fans of Richard Scarry & GIVEAWAY!” here.
Julie Rowan-Zoch (I’M A HARE SO THERE!) sketched a number of renowned authors and illustrators a part of SCBWI’s Big Five-Oh Conference. Find her gallery here.
Margaret Chiu Greanias hosted a cover reveal for her next picture book, AMAH FARAWAY, illustrated Tracy Subisak, coming from Bloomsbury January 4, 2022. Read an interview with Margaret and Tracy here on Mr. Schu Reads. Margaret also participated in an Author-Illustrator-Editor chat about AMAH FARAWAY from SLJ's Picture Book Palooza. Watch the replay here.
Jen Malia had the op-ed, “Reading Beyond Neurodivergent Stereotypes” published in the July 26th issue of Publisher’s Weekly. Read it here. Her book review, “Urging a New Approach to Autism,” appeared in the Outlook section of the Washington Post on Sunday, Aug 1st. Read it here. Her book TOO STICKY! was featured in the August print issue of Atlanta Parent.
BEATRIX POTTER, SCIENTIST was released in Japan in July as "Beatrix Potter no monogatari: kinoko no kenkyu kara Peter Rabbit no sekai e" ("The Beatrix Potter Story: From the study of mushrooms to the world of Peter Rabbit"). Written by Lindsay H. Metcalf, illustrated by Junyi Wu, translated by Keiko Nagatomo, published by Nishimura Shoten.
Angela Kunkel’s next picture book, PENGUIN JOURNEY, received a Kirkus starred review. Kirkus called is “an object lesson in less is more.” Read the full review here.
Rajani LaRocca had a piece in Writer's Digest on publishing six books in 2021. She also unboxed her next PB, WHERE THREE OCEANS MEET. Watch the video here. Her MG, RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE is a New England Book Award Finalist. Finally, she reviewed the cover for I’LL GO AND COME BACK on Mr. Schu’s blog.
Melanie Ellsworth (HIP, HIP…BERET) was quoted in a Writer's Digest article, “5 Ways to Add a Refrain to Your Picture Books.” Carrie Finison's book DOZENS OF DOUGHNUTS is also mentioned. Read the article here.
Isabella Kung is offering a new class, Illustration 2, for Storyteller Academy, along with Julie Downing. It’s a follow up to her Illustration 1 class. Learn more here.
Colleen Paeff (THE GREAT STINK) was the Kidlit411 featured author. Read the post here.
A TRUE WONDER (Kirsten W. Larson) received a starred review from Kirkus, which called it, “A lively exploration of recent women’s history as well as the creation of an iconic female superhero.” Read the full review here.
Darshana Khiani appeared on the STEM Women in Kidlit podcast. Listen here. A recording of her Storytime at Interabang Books is available until Sept 4, 2021. Darshana also has been featured on Susanna Hill’s Tuesday Debut, Math is Everywhere, and 12x12 discussing Networking for Kidlit Creators. HOW TO WEAR A SARI appeared on the PragmaticMom Booklist - South Asian American Books of Joy.
Valerie Bolling was a presenter at the SCBWI Big Five-Oh Summer Conference. Here's the complete faculty list, and here's a screenshot of Valerie during her presentation, taken by Federico Erebia. Valerie taught a poetry workshop at her local library.
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