"Squid in Pants" got a nice write-up in Elizabeth (Betsy) Bird's 2025 SLJ 31 Day roundup of recommended books in the category of rhyming picture books. Full article is here: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/05/31-days-31-lists-2025-rhyming-picture-books/ Review text is below! SQUID IN PANTS resources are... Continue Reading →
"Welcome to the festival for the first time, award-winning, genre-crossing illustrator and author, joining us all the way from CO, @kazwindness " Kaz’s featured title, Bitsy Bat, Team Star, is the second in her inclusive, engaging, and informative Bitsy Bat... Continue Reading →
Essential Resources For Writers, Illustrators, and Creatives Any books you'd add? Comment! And remember to take classes on writing and illustrating children's books at CuddlefishAcademy.com Note: I've included Amazon affiliate links for convenience, but please support your local indie bookstores... Continue Reading →
The number one issue I see when reviewing PB manuscripts is the writer doesn't know what kind of book they are writing. This means the story or concept loses direction and becomes a mish-mash of too many things. To help... Continue Reading →
Do you live in a book desert? Look it up here: https://www.unitebooks.com/book-deserts/the-book-desert-map. If so, here are some things you can do to grow literacy in your community: 1. Start a Little Free Library. Mine is the only one in several... Continue Reading →
The bat is out of the bag! I just found BITSY BAT, TEAM STAR available for pre-order, so it means I can share the cover. Are you ready??? Be sure to add book two to your "want to read" stack!... Continue Reading →
Beep-Bop-Chitter-Choo! #bitsybatschoolstar has been voted onto the 2024 Children’s Book Council’s Favorites Award List! Bitsy Bat is a TEACHER FAVORITE in the K-2nd Grade category. (Educator resources at BitsyBat.com!) Thank you, The Children's Book Council! Thank you teachers! Background: Each... Continue Reading →
The butterfly is out of the chrysalis! This morning at the American Library Association Youth Media Awards ), "Worm and Caterpillar are Friends" was named a GEISEL HONOR BOOK…. an honor “given annually to the most distinguished American books for... Continue Reading →
I read banned books, do you? Last week, an assistant principal in Mississippi was fired for reading "I Need a New Butt" by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird. (Article here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/assistant-principal-fired-reading-need-new-butt-second-grade-class-rcna19362) In support of funny butt books for kids and... Continue Reading →
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