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: How to Pack for the End of the World
Book Title: How to Pack for the End of the World| Author: Michelle Falkoff Category: YA (Ages 13-17) | Publisher: HarperCollins (HarperTeen) Release date: November 2020 Book Description: If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do? This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across…
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Book Review + Giveaway: This is the Earth
Book Title: This is the Earth| Author: Deedee Cummings| Illustrator: Charlene Mosley | Category: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7) | Publisher: Make A Way Media | Release date: April 2019 Book Description: A recent Purple Dragonfly Award First Place winner, Cummings uses bold and bright illustrations in This is the Earth to share a message of peace, love, respect, compassion, inclusion. Published in early 2019, the…
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Review: The Goose on the Roof
Book Title: The Goose on the Roof | Author: Sarah Sommer | Illustrator: Martina Terzi | Category: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7) | Publisher: Sarah Sommer | Release date: October 2020 Book Description: When one little girl tries to solve a big problem involving a goose on her roof, she enlists the help of her animal friends. Despite her best efforts, things don’t go…
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Guest Post: 5 Mantras to Get You Through Your First Few Books
There is so much to learn as a writer, but fortunately we can gain insight from those generous authors who have gone before us. Sarah Sommer, author of picture books Animals at the Office and The Goose on the Roof, shares her thoughts on writing and marketing. 5 Mantras to Get You Through Your First…
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Blog Tour + Giveaway: Animals at the Office
Book Title: Animals at the Office | Author: Sarah Sommer | Illustrator: Devan | Category: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7) | Publisher: Sarah Sommer Release date: October 2020 Book Description: It’s Gator’s first day at his new office job, and he is surrounded by quirky personalities like the slow slug, the obedient dog, the aggressive hawk, and the chatty chicken. He is eager to…
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