Perfect Picture Book Friday: MAYBE A WHALE Plus Giveaway

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today’s featured book deals with a tough topic, the loss of a beloved grandparent. The words and illustrations captured my heart…and I think that the message of the story will comfort many children.

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Happy Book Birthday: THE PIE THAT MOLLY GREW Plus Giveaway

It’s time to sing Happy Birthday to a brand-new book again! Hurray for THE PIE THAT MOLLY GREW, illustrated by Chamisa Kellogg and launching TODAY from Sleeping Bear Press!!! I connected with the author, Sue Heavenrich, many years ago when I jumped into the kidlit community – like me, she was participating in Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Book Friday posts, and like me, she was hoping to be a published author one day. And now she has a fabulous list of STEM and STEAM books!

Written by Sue Heavenrich – Pictures by Chamisa Kellogg – Published by Sleeping Bear Press
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Perfect Picture Book Friday: FIRST NIGHT OF HOWLERGARTEN & CINDY AND PANDA Plus DOUBLE GIVEAWAY

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday times two, dear friends! That’s right! I’m featuring TWO books today – both written and illustrated by the incredible Benson Shum. And guess what? Thanks to Benson’s generosity, we will have TWO WINNERS for the giveaway: one person will win a copy of FIRST NIGHT OF HOWLERGARTEN and another person will win a copy of CINDY AND PANDA!

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