Perfect Picture Book Friday: FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE Plus Giveaway

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. And hurray, I am home! My trip to France was amazing. I’ve been sharing some photos on social media. I loved traveling with my son and daughter-in-law and granddaughter, but it is good to be home. Or at least, half-way home. I’m still in Illinois for another 10 days. And I also want to give everyone a heads-up about the writing challenge for children that’s coming up in a couple of weeks: #50PreciousWordsforKids…more about that at the end of this post. But meanwhile, I’m so excited to share this beautiful book which we celebrated in a cover reveal several months ago.

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Happy Book Birthday: TOFU TAKES TIME

There must be something in the air that is providing authors and illustrators with great ideas! Here’s another beautiful book that launches TODAY!

Written by Helen Wu – Illustrated by Julie Jarema – Published by Beaming Books
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Happy Book Birthday: GARDENS ARE FOR GROWING Plus Critique Giveaway

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! A brand-new book launching TODAY, just in time for Spring and all those little gardeners who are itching to get planting.

Written by Chelsea Tornetto – Illustrated by Hsulynn Pang – Published by Familius
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