Perfect Picture Book Friday – A Place To Land: Martin Luther King, Jr. And The Speech That Inspired A Nation

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Welcome to Perfect Picture Book Friday, Everyone!

It’s been a very busy week, so I’ll get right to today’s book without any chit chat.

(Shocking, I know, but yes, it really is me – I have not been taken over by aliens 😊)

Today is the perfect Friday for this Perfect Picture Book about Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have A Dream Speech since we will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.

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Tuesday Debut – Presenting Mindy Hudon!

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Welcome to the first Tuesday Debut of 2023, everyone!

We have a very interesting book journey to share today! Although Tuesday Debut is for picture books, this is a book that started as a picture book and then went off in another direction and I wanted to share it because I think it’s important for us as writers to be open-minded about our work. Sometimes a book we envision one way might work very well another way! Today’s book started out as a picture book manuscript but ended up being published as a graphic novel. Amazing, right? And maybe something to think about if you’ve got a picture book manuscript that isn’t quite working as a picture book! So without further ado, please help me welcome Mindy Hudon and her no-longer-a-picture-book graphic novel, Kodi’s Adventures: How I Learned to Defeat the Time Snatcher!

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The 12th Annual Holiday Contest Finalists Are HERE!!! – VOTE For Your Favorite!!!

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“Oh my fur and whiskers! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!“

Okay. It was really the White Rabbit who said that first, but it is very true for me, too, so let’s just go with it!

Due to the fact that it is December 20, and we have 15 finalists because there are 15 fabulous and generously donated prizes, and the Holiday Contest entries are a bit longer than the Halloweensie ones, we will skip all the joking around and get straight to the finalists!

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Tuesday Debut – Presenting Royal Baysinger!

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Welcome to today’s edition of Tuesday Debut, everyone!

I realized, as I’m in the habit of introducing authors here as “Debut-esses”, that today’s debut is only the 3rd man to be presented in our series so far. Out of 105! (The others being Matthew Lasley way back at #12, and John Bray, #97, in case you’re interested 😊) I guess that’s an indication of how much more prevalent women are in the world of picture book writing!

This publication journey is also interesting because the author and illustrator submitted as a team, which is pretty unusual.

So, without further ado, I’m delighted to present Royal Baysinger and his debut picture book, KASANOVA – LOST IN LOVE!

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