I have one. A single, lone, all-by-itself, only-child, don’t-call-it-a-New-Year’s-resolution for 2014: Sell a book. One. I’m not greedy. Just one. Non-fiction, children’s picture book, pamphlet, looseleaf piece of paper with some scribbles. Anything. I’m not picky. I have one picture book in the can. It’s a beauty. The Best Thing […]
OWTK’s most recent giveaways (all of which are still up and running by the way — enter now!) have been geared towards grown-ups and/or teens. Not today. This giveaway for a trio of gorgeous new board books, all from the impeccable Chronicle Books publishing house in San Francisco, is for […]
Something beautiful happened here the other week. And I’m going to tell you about it now. But first, some background. I am writing, among other things, a children’s picture book. This process is about a year old now, maybe a bit more actually, and there is no end in sight. […]
My youngest daughter is nicknamed The Mouse, but she is also the Queen of Random. Spouting bizarre bits of nonsense is her trademarked move. She is a positively absurd little girl. Last week, the Queen said to me: “I am still curious about a lot of things.” She couldn’t name […]
At their very best, picture books are capable of instilling in the reader a certain kind of warmth, and in the listener, a not-insignificant amount of joy. That is the aim, I think, for most all of them. Well, the ones not trying to cash in on the success of […]
What do I get for being early? An extra long wait, that’s what. And me doesn’t like any waits, let alone those of the elongated variety. Yet there we were, in the lobby of the dentist at 5:50pm for dual 6:00pm appointments. While we waited, until 6:25pm I should add […]
MY WOODLAND WISH by Kate Endle and Caspar Babypants A rhythmic children’s picture book with a scrapbooker’s charm and a musician’s cadence, My Woodland Wish is a love song to nature, its critters, and one young girl’s relationship with all of it, that sounds marvelous when read aloud. This is […]
The Man in the Moon by William Joyce The Man in the Moon is a lovingly told, fantasy thrill ride through the creation of beloved fictional childhood luminaries Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, Sandman and more, plus a curious explanation of how the Earth’s moon came to light up our night […]
