Today’s interview comes after a bit of a wait, but it’s well worth it! Arree Chung is a busy creator and as hard to catch as one of his picture book ninjas. BUT I can totally relate to that, as busy as I am too (i.e., teacher, writer, illustrator, interviewer, Alaska SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator, etc.). Continue reading
Month: July 2017
Simply 7 interview (& GIVE AWAY!) with Susanna Leonard Hill–The Road that Trucks Built
What’s one to do when you have more than one book published very near each other. Well, you have another blog tour! Susanna Leonard Hill visits us today with her newest book (released yesterday!) “The Road that Trucks Built.” Continue reading
Simply 7 interview with Diana Murray–“Doris the Bookasaurus”
I told you there was some amazing things in store for the blog this summer. Today, it’s my 5th interview with Diana Murray. FIFTH! She is a writing fiend! Continue reading
Rafflecopter winners!
It is time to announce who won the copies of both of Susanna Leonard Hill’s books. And folks, we have TWO winners. Yeah!! I’m excited to announce:
Danielle Hammelef (“When Your Elephant has the Sniffles”)
and
Todd Sturgell (“When Your Lion Needs a Bath”)
you have both won a copy of one of these fabulous books!
Congratulations! And check your emails. 😉
Thank you Susanna Leonard Hill!
The rafflecopter is now closed. BUT it’s not the last one to be hosted at this blog.
Stay tuned for more at a later date!
SCBWI LA Conference
I was able to go to the big SCBWI National conference for the first time this summer in LA. It was amazing! The speakers, the authors, the people! It was … overwhelming. I took in as much as I could in 5 days and walked away exhausted, stunned and (dare I say it) zombified. It’s taken me a few days to let it all soak in until my brain got prune-y. WHAT was my take-away?
Well, it wasn’t 1 thing. It was a LOT of things. SO I’ve boiled it down to 7 thoughts that I found resonating over and over throughout the conference. Continue reading
Simply 7 interviewS with Susanna Hill and Daniel Wiseman PLUS Give Away!
This summer brings some amazing things to the Simply 7 interview series that I’m SO excited to share with you guys! Today, I get to bring you TWO interviews for the price of ONE. That’s right, I was able to interview BOTH the author and the illustrator of today’s picture books. Yes, there’s TWO books too! AND there is a prize to be given away at the end. Read on to find out more! Continue reading