Margaret Wertheim, who has a quote that I just adore: “Mathematics, in a sense, is logic set loose in a field of imagination.”
Author Interview and Giveaway with Author Bethany Barton to Celebrate a New Math Holiday
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Author Interview with Laurie Wallmark to Celebrate SK Days and Numbers in Motion
What are possible different approaches you can use to pull a child into the story?... You often have to experiment a bit (like a scientist does!) to figure out the correct approach.
Prize Donor Feature, Lydia Lukidis, Spring Fling Kidlit 2020
I used to be surprised at how generous and open the kidlit community was, but now I’m used to it, and grateful as ever! I try to return the favor when I can, and always respond when someone asks for help. What goes around comes around!
March Nonfiction Picture Book Feature for NF Picture Book Challenge 2020: Bloom Boom!
Bloom Boom! captures that feeling of springtime.
#50PreciousWords and Client Announcement
Hi Math is Everywhere Readers! Today has been a whirlwind of wonderful! First I found out that Vivian Kirkfield's fantastic 50 Precious Words contest began, and then... I signed my first literary client for Olswanger Literary! Thanks for accepting my offer, Laura K. Zimmermann! I can't wait to see where this partnership leads us! Without … Continue reading #50PreciousWords and Client Announcement
Author and Champion Spotlight and GIVEAWAY with Brian Gehrlein
Hi Math is Everywhere readers, Today I’m extra excited because I get to do a champion and author spotlight with Brian Gehrlein! Brian has been working tirelessly to give opportunities to picture book writers with his Picture Book Spotlight and PB Critique Fest all while writing his own wonderful books one of which has officially … Continue reading Author and Champion Spotlight and GIVEAWAY with Brian Gehrlein
Prize Donor Feature: Alayne Kay Christian, Spring Fling Kidlit 2020
Alayne is offering a package of her webinars to learn directly from her!
Prize Donor Feature: Yevgenia Nayberg, Spring Fling Kidlit 2020
Yevgenia is donating a picture book dummy critique to the Spring Fling Kidlit Contest 2020
Guest Post: Illustrator Victoria Marble talking about Public Domain Projects
Hi Math is Everywhere readers, Today’s special guest is my talented illustrator friend Victoria Marble. She was lucky enough to be selected to re-create a classic, and she’s here today to tell us all about it! Victoria’s Bio: Victoria Marble is an illustrator specializing in character & narrative design, with a particular emphasis on children, … Continue reading Guest Post: Illustrator Victoria Marble talking about Public Domain Projects
Prize Donor Feature: Charlotte Wenger, Spring Fling Kidlit 2020
Charlotte is donating a winner's choice prize of a picture book manuscript or dummy critique or first 5 pages of young adult critique, or a query critique.
Prize Donor Feature: Vivian Kirkfield, Spring Fling Kidlit 2020
Writer for children—reader forever…that’s Vivian Kirkfield in five words.
Interview and GIVEAWAY with Debut Author Valerie Bolling
Tap, twirl, twist, spin! With musical, rhyming text, author Valerie Bolling shines a spotlight on dances from across the globe, while energetic art from Maine Diaz shows off all the moves and the diverse people who do them.
Prize Announcement Spring Fling Kidlit 2020
Ciara and I are super excited because we have finalized the prizes for Spring Fling Kidlit 2020!
February Nonfiction Picture Book Feature for NF Picture Book Challenge 2020: Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
Hi Math is Everywhere readers, I am having a blast with Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. If you want in, check it out here. BUT FIRST, if you haven't entered to win a SIGNED copy of Jodi Moore's adorable board book, check it out now! If you missed my first post, I read Teresa Robeson‘s debut … Continue reading February Nonfiction Picture Book Feature for NF Picture Book Challenge 2020: Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
Author Interview & GIVEAWAY: Jodi Moore
Hi Math is Everywhere readers, Today we have the wonderful Jodi Moore here visiting to get us all hyped about Valentine's day by talking about her love of writing and her super adorable board book I Love My Dragon. And she’s doing a GIVEAWAY of a SIGNED copy of it! Kaitlyn: Thanks so much for … Continue reading Author Interview & GIVEAWAY: Jodi Moore
Author-Illustrator SURPRISE for the Spring Fling Kidlit Contest
Hi Math is Everywhere readers and Spring Fling participants! Ciara and I just adore our author-illustrator friends, so we decided to create a special category for this year's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest just for author-illustrators! Are you ready? Are you excited? Is that a drum roll I hear? Ta-da! The newest … Continue reading Author-Illustrator SURPRISE for the Spring Fling Kidlit Contest
Multicultural Day: Sissy Goes Tiny book review
Hey Math is Everywhere readers,Today is Multicultural Children's Book Day 2020! I was lucky enough to be a reviewer for this year, so I was gifted a beautiful book that I'm going to share with you below. There's also a ton of prizes being given away from 9pm-10pm Eastern tonight on Twitter, check it out: … Continue reading Multicultural Day: Sissy Goes Tiny book review
Announcement: Spring Fling Kidlit Contest Dates 2020
Hey Everyone, If you're like me, you're shivering in the cold these days. Yep, I'm in California. Nope, it doesn't often get much colder than 30 degrees. Yep, I still think it's freezing. But NOT TO FEAR! Spring is on it's way, which means the #SpringFlingKidlit contest is on the horizon! Submissions will be accepted … Continue reading Announcement: Spring Fling Kidlit Contest Dates 2020
Nonfiction Picture Book Feature for NF Picture Book Challenge 2020
Hi Math is Everywhere Readers, I'm so excited for Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge! But first, if you haven't entered the GIVEAWAY with Amy B. Mucha, hop over there first and get in on it! She's giving away a picture book critique and a copy of her book! I have to admit I'm one of those … Continue reading Nonfiction Picture Book Feature for NF Picture Book Challenge 2020
Cover Reveal, Interview, AND GIVEAWAY with Amy B. Mucha
Hi Math is Everywhere readers, Today's post is extra exciting because it's the very first ever COVER REVEAL on the blog 🙌🙌 🙌 Amy B. Mucha is here to share her debut picture book's rockin' cover. And, she's going to have some awesome giveaways too so say tuned till the end to win either a … Continue reading Cover Reveal, Interview, AND GIVEAWAY with Amy B. Mucha
Quick Write by Kaitlyn Leann
She pulls back the curtains...
GIVEAWAY and Author Interview with Trudy Ludwig
Hi Math is Everywhere Readers, We have an extra special guest today to help us get the new year started off right, author and internationally acclaimed speaker, Trudy Ludwig. When I read The Invisible Boy for the first time last year, I immediately fell head-over-heels for this picture book. I wanted to share it with … Continue reading GIVEAWAY and Author Interview with Trudy Ludwig
Writing Successes 2019
Hey all, I can't believe 2019 is almost over. It's been a crazy and awesome year. I'm currently participating in Julie Hedlund's end of the year reflection called 12 Days of Christmas for Writers. In it, she challenges us to make a list of our writing successes and share it on our blogs, so here … Continue reading Writing Successes 2019
Giveaway and Interview with Debut Author Rinda Beach
Hey Math is Everywhere Readers, Just in time for last-minute holiday shopping for your small scientists and/or intrepid inventors, we have Rinda Beach here with us today to talk about her debut chapter book Neil Armstrong’s Wind Tunnel Dream. Bio - Rinda never planned to write. She was a second-grade teacher who read and told … Continue reading Giveaway and Interview with Debut Author Rinda Beach
Giveaway and Interview with Debut Author Susan Edwards Richmond
“You never know where you’ll find birds.”
Giveaway and Interview with Author Alison Hughes
"...picture books are an ideal opportunity to hone poetic language, because with such sparse wording, each word should evoke something more than itself."
GIVEAWAY and Interview with Author Ciara O’Neal
Hi all, Today we have one of the funniest people in kidlit joining us: Ciara O'Neal. Ciara and I met a little over a year ago when she was first working on her now published picture book Flamingo Hugs, and we've been critique partners and friends ever since. Ciara has offered to giveaway TWO prizes … Continue reading GIVEAWAY and Interview with Author Ciara O’Neal
Not the Stuffing!
Hey all,Just found an incredibly fun photo contest from one of my favorite publishers, Blue Whale Press. The contest is about my wonderful friends' Lydia Lukidis and Tara J. Hannon's book No Bears Allowed.The contest: take the picture and create a funny or heartfelt caption related to Thanksgiving. Super fun, right?!When I saw which picture … Continue reading Not the Stuffing!
GIVEAWAY and Interview with Author Bonnie Bridgman
Hi Readers, Today, we have a special guest whose recently debuted picture book is perfect for this time of year: Author Bonnie Bridgman! Bio: Bonnie is her happiest in a land of imagination. Having worked as an actress for nearly a decade and perfecting the art of talking to characters inside her head, Bonnie took … Continue reading GIVEAWAY and Interview with Author Bonnie Bridgman
GIVEAWAY and Author Interview with Della Ross Ferreri
Hi everyone, Now that the weather is getting cooler, it's time for more snuggles and cuddles! So, today, I've asked Della Ross Ferreri to share about her new board book Huggle Wuggle, Bedtime Snuggle. Della has generously offered to share a copy Huggle Wuggle, Bedtime Snuggle with one lucky reader. Make sure to stay tuned … Continue reading GIVEAWAY and Author Interview with Della Ross Ferreri
Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez 