Hello Readers! Thanks for stopping by Kid Lit Village this week. I’m thrilled to feature HE LEADS: MOUNTAIN GORILLA, GENTLE GIANT by June Smalls, illustrated by Yumi Shimokawara. Last year, I featured another of June’s books, SHE LEADS: THE ELELPHANT MATRIARCH. It’s a pleasure to have June back on the blog as a guest forContinue reading “Kid Lit Village: HE LEADS: MOUNTAIN GORILLA, GENTLE GIANT”
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Kid Lit Village: GOOD NIGHT (not really)
Hello Lovely Readers! I’m glad you stopped by Kid Lit Village today. I hope you have something nice to drink with you and you’ll settle in for a chance to read this interview with author, Nan Evenson and the feature on her children’s book, GOOD NIGHT (not really). The book is illustrated by Karina MatkevychContinue reading “Kid Lit Village: GOOD NIGHT (not really)”
Kid Lit Village: HUGGA LOULA
Hello Readers and welcome to Kid Lit Village! Thanks for stopping by. Just letting you know if you’re new here that Mondays are typically posts about new children’s books and they include an author and/or illustrator interview. I’m pleased to introduce HUGGA LOULA by Nancy Dearborn and Huang Junyan, published by Familius, March 2021. TheContinue reading “Kid Lit Village: HUGGA LOULA”
Kid Lit Village: Blog Break
Hello Readers! Thanks for following along with me this year with my interviews of a host of talented children’s book creators. It has been such a pleasure! And now I’m going to take a much needed blog break. I will see you again in January. Hope you’ll stop by Mondays for interviews, Wednesdays for inspirationalContinue reading “Kid Lit Village: Blog Break”
Kid Lit Village: More Interviews Coming
Hello Kid Lit Village blog readers! Thank you so much for stopping by. What a year! There has been more than one author or illustrator reach out to me to either cancel or reschedule interviews because of delays. Wonderful books that authors, illustrators and editors have been hard at work creating but now release datesContinue reading “Kid Lit Village: More Interviews Coming”
Kid Lit Village Review: SQUIRREL’S SWEATER
Friday is review day on Kid Lit Village. Not every Friday though, as this busy preschool teacher needs time to rest after being out on the trails with four year olds all day. Book reviews are so important to authors and illustrators, who put so much work into their creations and they help readers toContinue reading “Kid Lit Village Review: SQUIRREL’S SWEATER”
Kid Lit Village: SQUIRREL’S SWEATER
Hello Readers! Here we are in November, after what was hopefully a happy Hallowe’en. Today on the Kid Lit Village blog, I’m happy to interview Laura Renauld, author of SQUIRREL’S SWEATER, illustrated by Jennie Poh, published by Beaming Books. ABOUT SQUIRREL’S SWEATER As Winter Warmup approaches, all but one of the woodland friends are bundledContinue reading “Kid Lit Village: SQUIRREL’S SWEATER”
Kid Lit Village: LILA LOU’S LITTLE LIBRARY
LILA LOU’S LITTLE LIBRARY
Kid Lit Village: City Baby
Hello Readers, and welcome to Kid Lit Village blog. This week, we feature board book, City Baby by Laurie Elmquist and illustrated by Ashley Barron, published by Orca Book Publishers 2021. CITY BABY is part of a board book series, which also includes BEACH BABY by Laurie Elmquist, illustrated by Elly McKay and FOREST BABYContinue reading “Kid Lit Village: City Baby”
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