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Category: Kidlit
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!
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
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
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 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
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
Fall Writing Frenzy Officially Closed for 2019
155 entries for the first #FallWritingFrenzy! Thanks for helping make this contest so great!
Official Kidlit Fall Writing Frenzy Contest Submission Page 2019
"It's here!!! The first annual Kidlit Fall Writing Frenzy Contest is here!"
TESTING 1, 2, 3: Fall Writing Frenzy Practice Submissions
Hey Kidlit Friends and MathIsEverywhere Blog Readers, I'm trying to figure out the best way to have you submit your wonderful, magical, inspiring, gruesome, surprising entries. If you're up for some experimentation, please test this out with me. Instead of EVERYONE putting their story in the comments, let's take a cool cue from Susanna … Continue reading TESTING 1, 2, 3: Fall Writing Frenzy Practice Submissions
Kidlit Fall Writing Frenzy 2019
Something about the seasons changing has got me all excited!
















