Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors

Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors (CSIRO) Anne Morgan & Jennifer Falkner PB RRP $24.99 9781486316052 Reviewed by Karen Hendriks ...

 

Kids' Book Review: Review: Satin

Kids' Book Review: Review: Satin: Satin is one of those powerful, magical picture books that demands a re-read as soon as you reach the end. It calls you to go back and dive...

 

Buzz Words: Tearaway Coach

Buzz Words: Tearaway Coach: Set during the Victorian Gold Rush,  Tearaway Coach  by Neridah McMullin, illustrated by Andrew McLean, is a story about a journey from Ball...

 

 

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?: By Lindsay H. Metcalf So you want to write a poetic and/or rhyming nonfiction book. How do you balance a factual, compelling story, with l...

 There are some great tips, here!

Nonfiction Fest: RECYCLE YOUR RESEARCH

Nonfiction Fest: RECYCLE YOUR RESEARCH: By Bonni Goldberg One of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve read (so long ago that I can’t remember who wrote it) that applies to non-...

Bonni Goldberg has great ideas!
 

Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...

Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...: In 1914, Kay Neilson illustrated East of the Sun, West of the Moon As the nights grow longer and darkness arrives too soon, my though...

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr (Philomet Books, 1987) is also discussed along with many other children's picture books containing night-time or dark scenes.

 

Nonfiction Fest: FINDING THE RIGHT “CONTAINER” FOR YOUR WRITING

Nonfiction Fest: FINDING THE RIGHT “CONTAINER” FOR YOUR WRITING: By Jolene Gutiérrez In addition to writing for kids, I’ve worked as a teacher librarian at a school for neurodivergent learners for nearly 3...

 

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White: Wear a Purple Poppy began as a poem, written after I discovered the existence of the purple poppy while visiting the Shrine of Remembrance ...

 

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS: By Sarah Glenn Fortson     Recently, I’ve come across articles on the importance of knowing your strengths as a writer. We humans tend to fo...

 

 

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING A NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK: LEARNING THE RULES

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING A NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK: LEARNING THE RULES: By  Rebecca E. Hirsch   Writing a nonfiction picture book is fun, but tricky. It's tricky because picture books follow peculiar rules. ...