Category Archives: Holiday 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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From the Archives: The Scariest Children’s Book We’ve Ever Published
Oh, we’ve done plenty of Halloween books over the years, and we have a fine selection of them out this season and on our backlist. But the creepiest and most terrifying book our company has ever published isn’t a Halloween … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Inside The Zombie Project!
by Anastasia Suen Whenever I visit schools the children always ask, “Where do you get your ideas?” It’s one of my most frequently asked questions. They always seem surprised when I say that ideas are everywhere. I find ideas at … Continue reading
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Staff New Year’s Resolutions
In honor of our new book, Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller, illustrated by Kathi Ember, we’ve gathered some staff New Year’s resolutions for your information (and enjoyment?). I promised that no one would be held accountable come January, so please don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Books, Holiday books, Miscellaneous
Staff Favorite Holiday Tales
Rather than writing a blog about all the wonderful holiday titles from Albert Whitman (you can find them here), we decided to ask our staff what their favorite holiday tales were – either as kids or adults. I did not … Continue reading
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From the Archives: we wrote the book on Merry Christmas!
Well, okay, we just PUBLISHED it. In 1952. And just how Christmasy is the Little Folks’ Merry Christmas Book? Let’s review the table of contents: Whoa, that’s a LOT of Christmas! Christmas jokes, Christmas candles, surprise Christmas trees that can … Continue reading
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Christmas Kitten, Home at Last
Illustrator Layne Johnson made a fabulous book trailer for his new book Christmas Kitten, Home at Last, written by Robin Pulver. As we discussed a few weeks ago, a book trailer can really help lead readers to your book. I asked … Continue reading
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Book Trailers: Should You Make One?
We’d already planned to show you some of our authors’ book trailers this week, when Elizabeth Bluemle talked about them over on PW Shelftalker last week. To be honest, while I’m always happy when an author or illustrator creates a … Continue reading
Guest Post: How Gabi Greenberg Came To Be
by Michelle Edwards My three daughters, Meera, Flory, and Lelia, are close in age. Often during their early years, we snuggled together on our old beige corduroy couch and worked our way through piles of picture books. Before they went … Continue reading
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AWC Podcast Series: Under the Ramadan Moon
Today ushers in the first day of the month-long celebration of the Muslim holiday Ramadan. Talking with us is author Sylvia Whitman of the picture book Under the Ramadan Moon. Click below to hear about the significance of Ramadan in … Continue reading
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Tagged holiday, Islam, Muslim, Ramadan, Sue Williams, Sylvia Whitman, Under the Ramadan Moon
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