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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Q&A with Author Sharon Powers
One of the best side effects of being an indie author and doing all of your own marketing is connecting with the incredible, supportive community of writers and authors. In all my years of corporate marketing, I have never been part of an industry whose competitors actually help each other promote and sell their products.…
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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…
Stephanie Ward 