What happens when you take a tidy man who lives alone and fill his home with a barn full of critters? You get a book about embracing change that will warm your heart and have you splitting with laughter. leslieleibhardtgoodman.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/a...

PPBF – I Know How to Draw an Owl Today’s Perfect Picture Book is a quiet picture book that delivers a powerful message. Title: I Know How to Draw an Owl Written By: Hilary Horder Hippely Illustrated By: Matt James Publisher/Date: …

You'll be glad you visited this post for PPBF – I Know How to Draw an Owl patricianozell.com/2025/04/18/p...

Behind the Scenes: “Finding the Magic in Structure” by Ginny Neil One of the challenges in writing for children is finding a creative way to frame meaning, along with everything else you want to do. In this post, author Ginny Neil shares how she found a structure…

Behind the Scenes: "Finding the Magic in Structure" by Ginny Neil - written with amazing parallel narrative. bethandersonwriter.com/2025/03/28/b...

Gifts of Nature This Perfect Picture Book Friday I apologize for not being here last Friday. A long-awaited spine surgery is finally over, and while I’m healing, I’m enjoying some much-appreciated writing time. To begin, I’d lik…

If you love finding treasures on nature walks, such as curly feathers and moss-covered sticks, you're sure to enjoy today's Perfect Picture Book Friday review of Winter: A Solstice Story by Kelsey E. Gross, sweetly illustrated by Renata Liwska. leslieleibhardtgoodman.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/g...

An interview with Beth Anderson about her book, Hiding in Plain Sight, this Perfect Picture Book Friday This Perfect Picture Book Friday, you’re in for a treat! Beth Anderson, author of the powerful, nonfiction picture book, Hiding in Plain Sight: Kate Warne and the Race to Save Abraham Lincoln…

Author interview with Beth Anderson, Author of HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT - Kate Warne and the race to save Abraham Lincoln, plus a book give away! leslieleibhardtgoodman.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/a...

If This Bird Had Pockets and Other Fun Poems This Perfect Picture Book Friday Of course, birds don’t have pockets, and logically, choosing an animal such as a kangaroo would make better sense. But…in the land of poetry, a title that produces a giggle is a great c…

This Perfect Picture Book Friday, I'm sharing Amy Ludwig VanDerwater's imaginative poetry book, If This Bird Had Pockets. I hope you'll visit and be inspired to write a poem. leslieleibhardtgoodman.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/i...