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: Bruce the Spruce
Title: Bruce the Spruce | Author: A. A. Cristi | Category: Picture Book | Publisher: Mascot | Release date: November 2021 Book Description: Bruce the Spruce has Christmas all wrong. Thanks to his fancy decorations and adoring admirers, this artificial spruce tree doesn’t just wear a star at Christmas, he IS the star. But when his longtime family gets a new tree, it sends…
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Guest Post: Author Claire Eckard (Welcome back!)
Multi-genre author, Claire Eckard, is back on Writer with Wanderlust to talk about her latest novel and the challenges of writing a children’s book about the sport of endurance racing. Endurance riding (or racing) is a sport where a horse and rider need to complete a long-distance cross-country ride within a specified finish time. There…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Gallant, The Call of the Trail
Title: Gallant: The Call of the Trail | Author:Claire Eckard | Category: YA (Fiction)| Publisher: Mill City Press | Release date: September 2021 Book Description:A gripping journey of a young girl and a foal who are raised together in The Valley of Hearts Delight. Gallant and Gracie have a special bond, rarely seen between a human and a horse. Separated by a…
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Guest Post: Author Rachel B. Wellner, MD
Bringing together a background in medicine and a drive to teach children how to live healthier lives, Dr. Wellner explains how her career inspired her picture book series, Doctoroo. I developed the concept of Doctoroo as a medical student. A Kangaroo doctor felt like a very natural character. At the time, I was being exposed to all…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Dr. Marsha and the Case of the Missing Hot Dogs and Marshmallows
Title: Dr. Marsha and the Case of the Missing Hot Dogs and Marshmallows | Author: Rachel B. Wellner | Category: Picture Book | Publisher: Richter Publishing | Release date: May 2021 Book Description: Doctor Marsha is a series created to entertain children at the preschool through grade school level relying on educational content. The main character, Marsha, will introduce kids to exciting challenges in…
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