Enter to win MAKE WAY and NOT ALL SHEEP ARE BORING! 📚
Enter this month’s book giveaway, and win two new picture books!
Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings
By Angela Burke Kunkel, illus. Claire Keane
A dual picture book biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, creator of the beloved classic Make Way for Ducklings, and sculptor Nancy Schön, who reinterpreted McCloskey’s duck family as a bronze sculpture for the Boston Public Garden.
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Not All Sheep Are Boring!
By Bobby Moynihan, illus. Julie Rowan-Zach.
Actor Bobby Moynihan's debut picture book proves sheep are anything but snoozeworthy, introducing a cast of the weirdest, wackiest, funniest sheep you've ever seen. From riding jetpacks to prancing on the moon, it's safe to say these might be the LEAST boring sheep you've ever encountered. Julie Rowan-Zoch's lovably goofy artwork pairs with a breathlessly silly text to make this the perfect read-aloud!
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Congrats to our most recent giveaway winner, Carmela! 🥳
Make way for this stellar new release, MAKE WAY: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schoen, and Some Very Famous Ducklings by Angela Burke Kunkel, illus. Claire Keane.
In its starred review, Kirkus called MAKE WAY, "A wonderful picture book about creativity and collaboration.” ★
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Cover Reveal: INFINITY RAINBOW CLUB
BY JEN MALIA
April is Autism Acceptance Month. My younger daughter and I were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on the same day. I was 39, and she was 2. Then, my son was diagnosed with ASD a year later when he was 2 and my older daughter when she was 7.
My autism diagnosis as an adult was life-changing in a good way. I finally understood what I always knew on some level growing up but didn’t understand—that my experiences and perceptions of the world were different than my peers. I was neurodivergent. It wasn’t until I had kids who also have different brains like me that I came to this realization. I hope my essays and books will help others recognize their neurodivergence sooner. My whole family of five is neurodivergent. We have different combinations of ASD, ADHD, OCD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia.
Read more about Jen's journey and the INFINITY RAINBOW CLUB chapter book series here.
Welcome back to our series, 20 QUESTIONS!,
where we answer questions about writing, reading, and author life.
This month’s question:
What’s your best revision tip?
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Abi Cushman
“For picture books, make a dummy. That way, it’s easier to see what words can be cut (or need to be cut) because you’re thinking about the story in scenes. I examine each spread and each page turn and make sure they’re packing as much punch as possible.”
—Abi Cushman, author-illustrator of WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD (Greenwillow Books, May 2023)
Read more about our creators' revision processes, click here.
Help us support Langston's Lil Library (a LFL)
Hello! Langston here reporting. I have officially opened Langston’s Lil’ Library for business. Opening a library up is a big deal. But I have a secret.
Reading isn’t always my favorite thing to do. Especially when I can jump on my trampoline or play video games with my friends.
So why did I want to be a librarian of this library? Because I like to read these type of books!
Learn more about Langston's Lil Library and how you can support this effort on the Soaring 20s blog.
Mark your calendars...
Note: All events are in person unless otherwise indicated.
Apr 25 @ 10 a.m. Eastern - "Storytime with the Author" featuring Angela Kunkel at Wellesley Books. Get more info.
April 26 @ 4 p.m. Eastern- Story Time with Angela Kunkel at Beacon Hill Books & Café. Pre-register.
Apr 28-30 Valerie Bolling will present at the NESCBWI Annual Conference, Springfield, MA. Learn more and sign up.
Apr 29 @ 11 a.m. Pacific - Join Darshana Khiani for story time at Hicklebee's, San Jose.
Apr 29 @ 1 p.m. Pacific - Catch Darshana Khiani as part of an author panel at Books Inc. Campbell for Independent Bookstore Day. Learn more.
Apr 29 @ 9:30 a.m. Margaret Greanias will do a read aloud at Linden Tree Bookstore, following by Vicky Fang at 10 a.m. More here.
April 30 @ 1p.m. Pacific - Darshana Khiani will host her Book Launch for I'M AN AMERICAN at Books Inc, Campbell.
May 4 @ 10:30 a.m. Eastern - Darshana Khiani will have Storytime at Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, Mountaintop, PA.
May 6 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Join Valerie Bolling and M.O. Yuksel at the Hudson Children's Book Festival. Get the full program schedule here.
May 6 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kirsten Larson will appear at the Inkwell Book & Art Festival in Palmdale. Learn more here.
May 6 @ 2:45 p.m. Pacific Liza Ferneyhough will be a part of the Family and Heritage Story Time at the Bay Area Book Festival. Learn more.
May 13 Valerie Bolling will hold a virtual launch event for RAINBOW DAYS: The Gray Day at Books of Wonder @ 3 p.m. Eastern. Get details here.
May 13 Margaret Greanias will hold a story time at the Taiwanese Cultural Festival. Learn more.
May 19 Darshana Khiani is booking Free 20-min Virtual School Visits providing a preview of I'M AN AMERICAN.
May 28 Vicky Fang and Margaret Greanias will be at The Joy Culture Foundation 2023 AAPI Heritage Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Palo Alto. Details here.
May 31 Vicky Fang is doing a nonfiction panel for SCBWI Oregon from 7-8:15 p.m. Pacific. Details here.
Jun 3 Vicky Fang and Darshana Khiani will do meet and greets at The Fairyland Book Festival in Oakland. Details here.
Jun 8-Jul 20 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Central (virtual) -- Join Kirsten Larson for "Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book: A Revision Workshop" at The Writing Barn.
Jun 10 Valerie Bolling will host a story time and signing at The Darien Library, Darien, CT @ 11 a.m. More here.
Jun 12-14 Valerie Bolling will teach Beginnings and Endings, a virtual class through The Highlights Foundation starting @ 7 p.m. Eastern. Learn more.
Jun 17 Valerie Bolling will have a story time and signing @ 10 a.m. at the Greenwich Public Library, Greenwich, CT. More here.
Jun 24 Valerie Bolling will appear at the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more.