Children’s Authors Category

Toward the Hope of Home

Welcome to Creative Conversations. Lean in close and eavesdrop on our latest chat about the creative process. Add your comments, too. We’d love to hear from you. One of my favorite creatives, Margaret Kellermann is here to Dreamwalk with us. Here we go. Janet: Hey, Margaret. I’m so happy to catch up with you on… Read more

Creative Courage

Welcome Dreamwalkers to our newest Creative Conversation. I invited author, artist, and inspirational blogger Molly Blaisdell here to talk about a subject I’ve been struggling with this past year. So let’s dive in. Janet: Hey, Molly, it’s so good of you to stop by Dreamwalks. I’ve been wanting to talk with you about Creative Courage…. Read more

Bravo for DEAR BEAST

Dear Dreamwalkers. You’re in for a treat! I have such talented friends and colleagues at Erin Murphy Literary Agency. So I was lucky enough to snag both the author and the illustrator of a fabulous new chapter book for a fun interview. Drumroll please! Introducing Dear Beast by Dori Hillestad Butler Illustrated by Kevan Atteberry… Read more

Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysteries Blog Tour

Welcome to the TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: Histories and Mysteries Blog Tour Published by Walden Pond Press, an Imprint of HarperCollins ISBN: 978-0062418869 Publication Date: June 26, 2018 By Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson Library Lions Roar gives a Mighty Paw of Approval for this fascinating book! We’re thrilled to be the first post on… Read more

Author Peg Kehret Roars!

Library Lions Roar is Thrilled to welcome the wonderful Peg Kehret to our blog! Peg’s forty-eight books for kids have won more than fifty state young reader awards, SCBWI’s Golden Kite, the PEN Center West Award in Children’s Literature, the Henry Bergh Award from the ASPCA and many other honors. Her most recent book is Dangerous… Read more

POETRY FRIDAY SERIES ROARS ON!

Library Lions Roar for the newest addition to The Poetry Friday Anthology series. Please join us in wishing a happy “book birthday” to The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations with an interview of Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell, creators of this popular series (used in over 1000 school districts as the primary method of poetry… Read more

AUTHOR AIMEE REID SHARES LIBRARY LOVE

Welcome to Library Lions interviews. Author Aimee Reid is stopping by LL this month to share her  books and her Library Love.     Aimee is a mom, children’s author, former teacher, avid reader, and library lover. Her book, Mama’s Day with Little Gray is published by Random House Children’s Books. Aimee’s next book, Welcome to… Read more

AUTHOR JIM WHITING ROARS FOR LIBRARIES

Welcome to Library Lions interviews Raising a Roar for libraries and the outstanding librarians serving youth in schools and public libraries across the U.S. Author, Jim Whiting  joins us today to Roar for Libraries from an Author’s perspective. Welcome, Jim! First what’s your Roar for Libraries? I admire librarians for their dedication to their jobs… Read more