I review children’s books from picture books to YA for Armadillo Magazine, The Children’s Book Review, iReadBooks Tours and was a former reviewer for the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Here you’ll find links to all of those reviews, guest posts, author interviews and giveaways.
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Book Review + Giveaway: Blooming Rose Blasts Off!
Title: BLOOMING ROSE BLASTS OFF! | Author: Lauren Piland | Illustrator: Kristen Humphrey | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Mascot Books | Release Date: January 2023 Book Description: Rose loves to write, draw, and play―but what happens when she has to face a project she’s never done before?! With encouragement from her best friend, Brady, and some brainstorming with Dad, does Rose’s rocket launcher project turn out…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Dog Park
Title: Dog Park | Author: Kathryn Kazoleas | Genre: Chapter Book | Publisher: Kathryn Kazoleas | Release Date: May 2021 | ISBN: 9781777426118 Publisher’s Book Summary: Gibson the Labradoodle is about to begin her first day of training to become a dog park ambassador, something she has been dreaming about her entire life. Dog park ambassadors hold a very high honor…
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Book Tour + Giveaway: Needles the Forgotten Christmas Tree
Title: Needles, the Forgotten Christmas Tree | Author: Richard Wagner | Illustrator: Sydni Kruger | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Mascot Books | Release Date: March 2023
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Book Review + Giveaway: Armadas in the Mist
Title: Armadas in the Mist (Empire of the House of Thorns Series, Book Three | Author: Christian Klaver | Genre: YA Fiction | Publisher: CamCat Books | Release Date: November 2022 Book Description: The Black Shuck’s forces gather just beyond the mist . . . Captain Justice Kasric knows how complicated family can be. The escalating Human-Faerie war has scattered and wounded her siblings…
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Guest Post: Humor in Writing by Carole P. Roman
Humor in its various forms is something so many writers strive to master. So I’m excited to welcome Carole P. Roman, author of over 70 books including Giggles Galore: Jokes, Riddles, and Fun Facts for Kids of All Ages, to share her thoughts on the merits of humor and how to add it into stories.…
Stephanie Ward 