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: Rusty Goes to Water World
Title: Rusty Goes to Water World | Author: Joe Fisher | Illustrator: Jaye Boswell | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Angler Publishing | Release Date: August 2021 Book Description: The townspeople of Someport-by-the-Sea want to honor Rusty for saving them during the “Summer Like No Other” so the Mayor Himself decides a park should be named in Rusty’s honor. But, finding the right…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Rusty the Forgotten Fire Engine
Title: The Adventures of Rusty the Forgotten Fire Engine | Author: Joe Fisher | Illustrator: Jaye Boswell | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Angler Publishing | Release Date: 2017 Book Description: When the Mayor Himself decides the town of Someport-by-the-Sea needs a new fire engine the Fire Chief picks a shiny, bright red one that has all the latest tools needed to put…
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Guest Post: Author Nancy Carlisle
Behind the scenes with the author of Saving the Seas for the Purple and Greens What inspired you to write this book?In 2009, my family (myself, husband and two sons aged 10 and 12) took a multi-day kayaking\camping vacation to Desolation Sound—an area between British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Canada. We had a guide. It…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green
Title: Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green | Author & Illustrator: Nancy Carlisle | Genre: Picture Book, Non-Fiction | Publisher: Sage Green Press | Release Date: March 2022 “Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green gives children the hope of making a difference. Washed Ashore is honored to have our work highlighted.” — Angela Hazeltine Pozzi, Founder of Washed…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Dressing Up the Stars, The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head
Title: Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head | Author: Jeanne Walker Harvey | Illustrator: Diana Toledano | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Beach Lane Books | Release Date: September 20,2022 | ISBN-13: 9781534451056 Book Description: Discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of the most legendary costume designers in…
Stephanie Ward 