This has been a full week, but I promise, today I get to introduce you to another picture book that is worth reading about. Continue reading
Simply 7 interview
Simply 7 with Beth Anderson & Jenn Harney–“Smelly Kelly and his Super Senses”
Today I get to talk to another dynamic duo that I’ve been dying to get on my blog. Continue reading
Simply 7 with Julie Rowan-Zoch & Tom Lichtenheld–“Louis”
What happens when a well known illustrator (even an author-illustrator) decides to switch hats and just work as an author? Well, that’s when you get a wonderful book like “Louis” which has the honor of two fantastic creators! Continue reading
Simply 7 with Margo Sorenson–“Calvin Gets the Last Word”
I’m always delighted when I find a picture book told from a unique point of view. Today’s Simply 7 is definitely one of those! Continue reading
Simply 7 with Nicholas Solis–“The Staring Contest”
Today’s Simply 7 is with another picture book debut by an author-illustrator. Continue reading
Simply 7 with Jeanette Bradley–“No Voice Too Small”
Today I get to introduce you to a very special book by interviewing the ILLUSTRATOR. Yes, you heard me right. I won’t be interviewing any authors of this book (though technically, I have already done so with one of the writers in a previous blog about a different book). Continue reading
Simply 7 with Angela Kunkel–“Digging for Words”
Today I get to share with you a very special book, one that made me cry at its beauty when I thought I already knew the whole story. Continue reading
Simply 7 with Josh Funk–“Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast: Short and Sweet”
Today brings another first. This is the seventh Simply 7 I have done with Josh Funk! Continue reading
Simply 7 with Lindsay Metcalf–“Beatrix Potter, Scientist”
Apparently this is the time for confessions in my blog. I admit that I was NOT a huge Beatrix Potter fan until I read Susan Branch’s book “A Fine Romance” a few years ago about her amazing trip to England (which was right up this Anglophile’s alley). The section she wrote about visiting Beatrix Potter’s house had me in tears of recognition and awe. And I immediately jumped on the Beatrix Potter band wagon. How could I, also a writer and illustrator, NOT be a fan of one of the first women in literature who successfully did both of these things? WELL, today’s Simply 7 only grew that love of Beatrix Potter ten fold. Continue reading
Simply 7 with Marsha Diane Arnold–“Lights Out”
I have to admit something. I learned something new doing today’s interview. Until I read this picture book, I’d never heard about light pollution. Or rather, I knew about it, but I didn’t understand the effects it had on the world at large (other than not being able to see the stars at night when in the city). But then, I do try to learn something new every day. Continue reading
