Tuesday Debut – Presenting Amanda Henke!

Welcome to Tuesday Debut!

After a week with a picture book collective talking about how they help each other promote their debut (and subsequent) books, and a week with a debut business that can be a huge help to us as writers, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming!

I’m delighted to introduce debut picture book author Amanda Henke, and her all-kinds-of-fun picture book, NOT A BOOK ABOUT BUNNIES (which, I have to tell you, had me at the title! 😊)

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It’s Practically February! Announcing The Guidelines For The 8th Annual Valentiny Writing Contest!

I know. It’s Saturday.

Not only is it Saturday, it’s Saturday NIGHT!

I should NOT be in your inbox.

But January went by so fast! And suddenly here we are at five minutes to February!

And if I don’t pop into your inbox now you won’t have as much time to write your entry for. . .

The 8th Annual Valentiny Writing Contest

~ for children’s writers ~

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

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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