Enter to win NO SNOWBALL! and WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD 📚
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NO SNOWBALL
By Isabella Kung
Queen NoFuzzball is the ruler of her home and is constantly worshipped by her subjects. But a new kitten, Snowball, has arrived to her queendom. Fuzzball fears that this new stranger will be a threat to her throne, but then realizes it could be opportunity to train an heir.
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WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD
By Abi Cushman
In this humorous informational picture book, a snake meets a wombat and learns all the weird and wonderful ways wombats are special.
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Congrats to our most recent giveaway winner, Summer! 🥳
We've got a bevy of new books for young readers this spring.
Valerie Bolling's THE GRAY DAY, illus. Kai Robinson is the first installment in the Rainbow Days series. In this sparkly, full-color early reader series, Zoya and her puppy, Coco, love to make art -- even on a rainy day!
Booklist reviews says of Darshana Khiani's I'M AN AMERICAN, illus. Laura Freeman, ""The characters and their stories reflect many lived realities and provide a dynamic sense of America's many facets, which is echoed in Freeman's lovely, luminous, quilt-like illustrations . . . will likely encourage discussion and further exploration of American ideals and identity."
Booklist gave Rajani LaRocca's SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS, illus. Abhi Alwar a starred review, saying, "While the book is richer for its inclusion of elements reflecting LaRocca and Alwar's Indian American heritage, it really shines in its depiction of a happy, extended family gathering, which is universally recognizable. A fond picture-book celebration of summer days and family ties."
Abi Cushion's WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD is funny, kid-friendly, and informative, and features sidebars, comic panels, extensive backmatter, and a map. Acclaimed author-illustrator Abi Cushman's nonfiction debut contains everything anyone could ever possibly want to know about wombats!
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Welcome back to our series, 20 QUESTIONS!,
where we answer questions about writing, reading, and author life.
This month’s question:
How do you deal with writer’s block?
Darshana Khiani
“When I get really stuck, I put the story away for a while, usually at least several months. During this time I will dive into another project. This helps me get some distance from the stuck project so I can see it more clearly.”
—Darshana Khiani, author of I’M AN AMERICAN, illus. Laura Freeman (Viking, 2023)
Read more about our creators' revision processes, click here.
Cover Reveal: BUILDING A DREAM
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Note: All events are in person unless otherwise indicated.
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 3 - Jen Malia will present SCBWI-MI Metro Detroit Shop Talk: Writing and Promoting a Chapter Book Series with Jen Malia @ 10 a.m. (virtual).
Jun 3 @ 10 a.m. Mountain - Julie Rowan-Zoch will appear at The Bookies Summer Reading Kickoff. Learn more 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 20-21- Join author Shelley Johannas for Litapalooza in Naperville, IL. Learn more here.
Jun 23 @3:30 p.m. Eastern - Join Valerie Bolling for Reading and Art, Featuring RAINBOW DAYS, at Fairfield Library, Fairfield, CT. Learn 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.
Jun 25 - Darshana Khiani will be signing books at ALA 2023 from 2-2:30 p.m. in Booth #2811 Penguin Young Readers Group
Jun 25 @ 1 p.m. Eastern - Valerie Bolling will sign books at Elm Street Books, Darien, CT. Learn more.
Jul 1 @ 10 a.m. Eastern - Angela Burke Kunkel will have an Author Visit and Reading at Curtis Memorial Library, held in conjunction with the "Robert McCloskey: Art of Wonder" exhibit. Learn more here.
Jul 11 @ 2 p.m. Eastern - A Dozens of Doughnuts Story Time with Carrie Finison at Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton, MA.
Jul 16-20 - Join M. O. Yuksel and a stellar group of teachers for The Highlights Foundations' Summer Camp in Nonfiction. Learn more here.
Jul 26 @ 10:30 a.m. Eastern - Dozens of Doughnuts Story Time with Carrie Finison at
Charlton Public Library, Charlton, MAAug 10 @ 10:30 a.m. Eastern - Dozens of Doughnuts Story Time at Townsend Public Library, Townsend, MA
Aug 15 @ 2 p.m. Eastern - Dozens of Doughnuts Story Time with Carrie Finison, Ashland Public Library, Ashland, MA