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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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Some of my favorite Kid Lit Books based in top vacation destinations
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Cute Peach Reviews Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin
I love the book review blog, Cute Peach (which is now Mayhem Books), so I was absolutely thrilled to get this wonderful preview of Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin and author interview on the site. Visit http://carbonbeauty.net/peach/giveaway-wally-the-warm-weather-penguin/ for the full post.
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Antarctica: The inspiration behind Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin
People often ask what inspired me to write Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin. So I thought I’d share the story. I had the opportunity to travel for a year and within three months visited two very remote places, Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands. Surprisingly, to me at least, there were penguins in both places and it…
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Interview with Vanessa Landin, Illustrator of Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin
Vanessa Landin is the talented Ecuadorian illustrator behind the vibrant images in Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin. She brought energy and life to the wonderful Galapagos Island animals in the story. Vanessa agreed to give us a behind-the-scenes look at how she created the illustrations when she answered a few questions earlier this month. 1) Tell…
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GIVEAWAY: Celebrating Children’s Book Week
A few months ago, if you had asked me what I was doing for Children’s Book Week or if I knew what a Blog Hop was, I probably would have tried to change the subject or just run away. But today, I’m thrilled to have my very own book to give away during Children’s Book Week (May…