Welcome to another National Non-Fiction November blog post. Today Amy Atwater tells us more about her book and the inspiration behind it! The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure Amy Atwater Every scientist starts out as a curious kid. My book, The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure, is an ode to all the children out there who are inspired […]
We welcome Alexandra Benedict to the blog today answering a few of our questions about her debut middle grade mystery, The Merry Christmas Murders. Was it challenging to move from writing adult mystery to middle grade? I was really aware when I started writing this book that I’d have to think even more […]
We welcome Owl King author, Bex Hogan to the blog today sharing insights into fairytales and how they inspired her writing. Once upon a time, fairy tales weren’t for children. They were dark and terrifying, filled with content that would make modern day parents’ toes curl. They were told to reflect grim realities, stories shared […]
Caroline Brewer, author and illustrator of Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature explains why she wrote Harriet’s biography using poetry! I wrote Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature in poems because Harriet herself was/is poetry. When I think of Harriet, I think imagery. I think of word association and sound. Her life, like poetry, bursts with rhetorical […]
