Category Archives: Children’s Books
Flicka, Ricka, Dicka Celebrate the Holidays
by Josalyn Moran On Saturday November 19 we had the opportunity to visit the Swedish American Museum in the Chicago Andersonville neighborhood and to participate in their first Flick, Ricka, Dicka celebration. The event was keynoted by readings throughout the … Continue reading
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When Children’s Books Go Digital: TOC at Bologna
So much excitement was in the air at this year’s very first Tools of Change conference at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. This one day conference was entitled “The World of Storytelling is Changing” and it seems like the industry … Continue reading
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What Caught the Eyes of Bologna Visitors?
While we proudly present new titles from Albert Whitman & Company twice a year at international book fairs, there are always a few titles that catch the eyes of the attendees from around the world quicker than others. At the … Continue reading
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Guest Blog: Author Susan Grigsby
by Susan Grigsby Susan Grigsby, author of In the Garden with Dr. Carver, spent the weekend at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis. She had a wonderful (and windy) experience sharing her enthusiasm for George Washington Carver with the … Continue reading
Talking with Your Publicist
The most important relationship an author has at her publisher is with her editor (or for an illustrator this might be the art director or the editor), but relationships with people in publicity, marketing, and sales are also very important. … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and Illustrators, Children's Books, Marketing
Guest Blogger: Suzanne Slade
As mentioned on Friday, Albert Whitman author Suzanne Slade took Read Across America Day quite literally. Here are her experiences with 13 Skype visits in one day: The Day I Read Across America (tales from the virtual author visit front) … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and Illustrators, Book News, Children's Books, Guest Bloggers, Marketing
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Way to go Dori!
Yesterday, Dori Hillestad Butler appeared on Fox & Friends with a Texas parent/babysitter who is challenging her book My Mom’s Having a Baby! We are so proud of Dori! In less than 24-hours, she did some ad-hoc media training … Continue reading
9th Annual Anderson’s Children’s Literature Breakfast
by Michelle and Wendy As regular readers will know, we’re pretty big fans of Andersons’ Bookshops around here. One of the best things that Becky and the entire Andersons’ crew does is the annual Children’s Literature Breakfast—usually on Presidents’ Day … Continue reading
Promoting Your Own Books: Who Is Your Publisher?
So last week, we tackled Question #1: What Are You? and Question #2: What Is Your Book? Now we’ll deal with Question #3: Who Is Your Publisher? So you were so excited to get an offer, you didn’t really pay … Continue reading
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ALA Notes: Part 2, Doodling for Doodle Day
A major focus for ALA Midwinter this year was our new picture book Doodleday by Ross Collins. 1) It’s a wonderfully funny story and 2) We’re part of a big promotion for National Doodle Day on May 12. There will … Continue reading
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