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- *NITA'S FIRST SIGNS Storytime for Families at the Baltimore Book Festival September 29, 2018 at 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Children's Tent Baltimore Book Festival at the Inner Harbor http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/ NITA'S FIRST SIGNS Storytime for Families American Sign Language makes it easy to communicate with your child. Come and discover how with Kathy MacMillan, author of Nita’s First Signs, a lively family story that teaches 10 basic ASL signs! We'll celebrate…
- *Signing at the SCBWI Booth at the Baltimore Book Festival September 29, 2018 at 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators MD/DE/WV Region Booth Baltimore Book Festival at the Inner Harbor http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/ Come meet the author, pick up cool swag, and purchase signed copies of SWORD AND VERSE, NITA'S FIRST SIGNS, and LITTLE HANDS AND BIG HANDS: CHILDREN AND ADULTS SIGNING TOGETHER! Special book bundle pricing will be offered.
- *Signing at the SCBWI Booth at the Baltimore Book Festival September 30, 2018 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators MD/DE/WV Region Booth Baltimore Book Festival at the Inner Harbor http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/ Come meet the author, pick up cool swag, and purchase signed copies of SWORD AND VERSE, NITA'S FIRST SIGNS, and LITTLE HANDS AND BIG HANDS: CHILDREN AND ADULTS SIGNING TOGETHER! Special book bundle pricing will be offered.
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One month left to participate in the #ReadLocalSummerChallenge
I’ve had a blast being a part of the Read Local Challenge, which features traditionally published authors and illustrators living in Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Now we’ve got a great way to extend the fun: the Read Local … Continue reading
ASL Poetry and a NITA’S FIRST SIGNS Giveaway at LauraShovan.com
I’m so excited to share a guest post at Laura Shovan’s Poetry Friday blog post! Laura is a poet and the author of Takedown and The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, and she matches books with great poems when she posts … Continue reading
Take the #ReadLocalSummerChallenge!
I’ve had a blast being a part of the Read Local Challenge, which features traditionally published authors and illustrators living in Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Now we’ve got a great way to extend the fun: the Read Local … Continue reading
FREE Webinars for Readers and Writers from the SCBWI MD/DE/WV Region
Check out these upcoming webinars hosted by the MD/DE/WV Region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. These webinars are FREE and open to everyone, as part of the Read Local Challenge, which gives you the chance to win prizes by … Continue reading
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Tagged SCBWI, webinars
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READ LOCAL CHALLENGE MD/VA
Attention Teachers, Librarians, Homeschoolers, and Readers: The READ LOCAL CHALLENGE is underway! We invite all schools, libraries, homeschool groups, scout troops … groups of any size to join us! Take the challenge to read as many books from participating … Continue reading
Posted in Authors You Should Know, Contests and Giveaways
Tagged MD, Read Local, SCBWI, VA
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So Much #LoveInBooks!
Hello lovely reader, My Valentine special #LoveInBooks, featuring six other YA authors, has ended and a winner has been drawn for the giveaway. Thanks and a kiss to all who entered! I hope you enjoyed the series. … Continue reading
#LoveInBooks: 7 YA Authors Sending Love
Hello, lovely reader! Today is the first day of a multi-author Valentine’s Day special: #LoveInBooks. Seven of us have teamed up to share quotes from our books containing the word “love” from now through Valentine’s Day. Here’s the first quote … Continue reading
GeekyCon Recap
A couple of weeks ago I got to go to my first GeekyCon, and it was fabulous! I left the con and went directly to a camp in the woods, which is why I haven’t gotten to post about it … Continue reading
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Celeste Lim on Diversity
Today we’ll hear from author Celeste Lim, who shares her thoughts on diversity in children’s fiction as part of The Sweet Sixteens’ #SixteensBlogAbout May theme. Born in China and raised in Malaysia, Celeste holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and an MA from … Continue reading
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An Interview with Megan Morrison, Author of GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL
I recently had the enormous pleasure of interviewing my good friend, Megan Morrison, about her debut middle grade novel, GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL, for the Sweet Sixteens’ debut author interview series, The Debut Club. This is an extended version … Continue reading
Posted in Authors You Should Know, Interviews, On Writing, Recommended Reading
Tagged Megan Morrison, Tyme
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