Happy Book Birthday: SOME DADDIES Plus PB Critique Giveaway

I always have a smile on my face when a new book launches! It’s kind of like a baby shower, right? And today we are singing happy birthday to a very special book baby, written by the lovely Carol Gordon Ekster and illustrated by Javiera Maclean Alvarez and published by Beaming Books! And guess what? Carol is offering a PB CRITIQUE as a giveaway! Make sure you read the end of the blog post to check out how to enter for a chance to win.

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Happy Book Birthday: FRANZ’S PHANTASMAGORICAL MACHINE

It’s time for ice-cream and cake and a hearty happy book birthday to a very special book from a very special writer friend of mine, Beth Anderson. I remember reading the early drafts of this manuscript a number of years ago – and I’m thrilled that it is now a real book!!!

Written by Beth Anderson – Illustrated by Caroline Hamel – Published by Kids Can Press
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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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