Go see the episode here now: 🦇 Discover What Makes You Special! | Reading Rainbow | Full Episode - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9rkthr5is "Bitsy Bat, School Star" animated read-aloud: https://youtu.be/ra_WT39bpKk?si=i8AefXDOwINdBsu- Grab your copy of "Bitsy Bat, School Star" and your favorite snacks... Continue Reading →
Holiday Gift Guide 2026: Children’s & YA Consider giving the gift of "Time Traveling Chickens" this holiday, here in good company with Mo Willems's "What Will We Find in This Box?" Publisher's Weekly holiday guide, edited by Carolyn Juris. Signed... Continue Reading →
What to Read? Cat vs. Vac! "Windness's rich artwork and wonderfully silly wordplay will have beginning readers LOLing." --Travis Jonker, NY Times Full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/books/review/books-like-who-would-win.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
"Bitsy Bat, Team Star" is one of three finalists in the Colorado Book Awards Children's Book category. Winner will be announced on September 27th! More about the Bitsy Bat series here: “Bitsy Bat” Series Order Links, Media Kit, Lesson Plans,... Continue Reading →
Publishers, librarians, teachers, readers and fans want to pronounce your name correctly. Here are some ways to make that easy for them. 1. Include phonetic spelling or "sounds like" or both. KÆZ WIND-nuhs or Kaz (rhymes with Jazz), Wind (like... Continue Reading →
Join us at Boulder Bookstore on August 26th, 2026 at 6:30PM to celebrate a BAWKtastic book launch party! Seats are limited so RSVP now HERE and enjoy a drawing demo, an egg hunt for EGGciting prizes, and a behind-the-scenes look... Continue Reading →
Feel free to modify and use this contract template when working with independent publishers (writers hiring illustrators, for example). This fairly covers both parties' interests. I've updated as of 06-28-27 to include "No Generative AI" verbiage. Note, I am not... Continue Reading →
I'm seeing a lot of businesses and authors hiring illustrators being tricked into thinking they are getting human-made art, only to discover it is AI when they post samples online. If you use generative AI, it will wreck your reputation,... Continue Reading →
