Debut Review Challenge with Bea Birdsong

I'm so excited to welcome Bea Birdsong to the blog today. Read on to learn about Bea's debut picture book I WILL BE FIERCE!, her writing routine, and her forthcoming book SAM'S FIRST WORD. New this month: a chance to win during every author interview. Click here to enter a Rafflecopter giveaway! Debut By-the-Numbers: I WILL BE FIERCE!… Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with Bea Birdsong

Debut Review Challenge with Janet Sumner Johnson

It is my great pleasure to welcome Janet Sumner Johnson to the Debut Review Challenge blog! Her debut picture book, Help Wanted, Must Love Books, released on March 1st. Welcome, Janet, and congratulations! New this month: a chance to win during every author interview. Click here to enter a Rafflecopter giveaway! Debut By-the-Numbers: HELP WANTED, MUST LOVE BOOKS… Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with Janet Sumner Johnson

Debut Review Challenge with KT Johnston

I am pleased to welcome KT Johnston to the blog today! Read on for insights into her nonfiction debut. New this month: a chance to win during every author interview. Click here to enter a Rafflecopter giveaway! Debut By-the-Numbers: RAILWAY JACK Number of years writing:  About 6 years Number of years from contract to published book: … Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with KT Johnston

Debut Review Challenge with Elisa Boxer

A new round of the Debut Review Challenge has just begun and I am pleased to have Elisa Boxer on the blog today! In just 9 days, her debut picture book will release from Sleeping Bear Press. Congratulations, Elisa, and welcome! New this month: a chance to win during every author interview. Click here to… Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with Elisa Boxer

Debut Review Challenge with Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

Shauna LaVoy Reynolds joins the Challenge blog today to share her tender picture book, POETREE. Welcome, Shauna! For a BONUS ENTRY, please leave a comment on this blog post! (This will apply if you also complete at least one official ENTRY FORM.) Debut By-the-Numbers: POETREE Number of years writing:  Basically forever, but I’ve been taking it super seriously… Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

Debut Review Challenge with Cathy Ballou Mealey

The Debut Review Challenge for Jan/Feb 2020 is half over! But there is still plenty of time to get those FIVE reviews completed. You could even start with Cathy Ballou Mealey's book WHEN A TREE GROWS. Welcome, Cathy! For a BONUS ENTRY, please leave a comment on this blog post! (This will apply if you also… Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with Cathy Ballou Mealey

Debut Review Challenge with Nanette Heffernan

It is my pleasure to feature Nanette Heffernan, whose debut picture book EARTH HOUR releases tomorrow! Welcome, Nanette! For a BONUS ENTRY, please leave a comment on this blog post! (This will apply if you also complete at least one official ENTRY FORM. Debut By-the-Numbers: EARTH HOUR: A LIGHTS-OUT EVENT FOR OUR PLANET Number of… Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with Nanette Heffernan

Debut Review Challenge with Chantal Bourgonje

Chantal Bourgonje is an author/illustrator with an adorable debut picture book. Welcome to the Debut Review Challenge Blog, Chantal! Debut By-the-Numbers: Fierce Grey Mouse Number of years writing: 7 Number of years from contract to published book: 1 Date your book was released: April 2019 Number of pages: 32 Number of launch events: 0 Number… Continue reading Debut Review Challenge with Chantal Bourgonje

It’s Time For a Book Birthday!

I'm excited to welcome FRED'S BIG FEELINGS: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MISTER ROGERS into the big, wide world! Book making is not a lone endeavor. Brigette Barrager's art, paired with my text, and edited and designed by the amazing team at Atheneum Books for Young Readers brings you this book, which is a tribute… Continue reading It’s Time For a Book Birthday!