Kidlit Reviews

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.

  • Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Blah, Blah, Blah – A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo

    Title: Blah, Blah, Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo | Authors: Dan Hill & Howard Moskowitz |Genre: Adult Non- Fiction / Humor | Publisher: Sensory Logic, Inc. | Release Date: September 15, 2021 Book Description: Need a laugh to get through your workday? You’ve come to the right place. Ambrose Bierce’s classic The Devil’s Dictionary…

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  • SCAREDY CAT GIVEAWAY HOP 

    Celebrate the start of autumn with the Scaredy Cat Giveaway Hop hosted by Mama the Fox. I’m please to be giving away a copy of The Cockerel and the Fox, a classic picture book by Helen Ward perfect for chilly bedtime reading. The ancient tale of a proud cockerel and a crafty fox is beautifully…

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  • Book Review + Giveaway: Our Moon Festival

    Title: Our Moon Festival | Author: Yobe Qui | Illustrator: Christina Nel Lopez | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Yobe Qiu LLC | Publication Date: January 2020   Book Description: “Our Moon Festival” is a beautifully illustrated children’s book celebrating the unique ways the Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese communities celebrate the Moon Festival. The story highlights different families and their traditions as they observe…

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  • It’s an honor…

    Southport Writers’ Circle International Poetry Competition 2021 In the midst of lockdown, I made a goal to focus on writing poems for children. Poetry has always been something that I enjoyed, but I usually opt for drafting a new picture book or revising a longer manuscript over writing a poem. To kickstart my plan, I…

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  • Book Review + Giveaway: The Red Fence

    Title: The Red Fence | Author: Ed Damiano | Illustrator: Jen Polk | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Mascot | Publication Date: July 2021 Book Description: In the uniform town of Vanderloo,Everyone, everywhere has the same view.What happens when Astred, tiny Todd, and NedDecide to paint their white fence red? Children’s author and Mom’s Choice Award winner Ed Damiano delivers a poignant message…

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