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!
I’m so excited! One of the #50PreciousWords judges, Leah Moser, has her debut SEL picture book, I AM A THUNDERCLOUD, illustrated by Marie Hermansson, launching next year from Running Press Kids, on April 2, 2024 – and guess what??? We are doing a COVER REVEAL for her – right here – right now! And all of you are getting the very first peek!
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!
VIVIAN KIRKFIELD - Writer for Children 