Writer and Agent, Kaitlyn Sanchez and a Giveaway!
Welcome, Kaitlyn! I’m thrilled to have you here on “Writing Outside the Lines.” I can’t remember exactly where we “met” in the “kidlit-osphere”, but we’ve been friends for a while now. (Unfortunately,...
View ArticleAuthor Laura Roettiger and a Giveaway
Whenever anyone asks me the best part of writing for children, my answer is “Connection.” I love connecting with kids through school visits (I cannot wait to get back to in-person visits!) and...
View ArticleSITA SINGH, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, AND A GIVEAWAY!
I’m thrilled to welcome my friend, Sita Singh, to “Writing Outside the Lines.” Sita and I are in the marketing group, The Picture Book Scribblers, together, and as I’ve said many times, one of the...
View ArticleHappy Book Birthday to Laurie Smollett Kutscera and MAYA’S TREASURE!
https://www.ellenleventhal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Happy-Birthday-Book-3.mp4 I’m excited to celebrate the book birthday of Maya’s Treasure, a gorgeous book by my friend, author/illustrator,...
View ArticleThe Many Hats of Ann Koffsky
EL: I’m thrilled to have the multi-talented Ann Koffsky on the blog today. I usually have the featured image of the author, not her book, but this bright purple cover of Kayla and Kugel’s Happy...
View ArticleCandace Spizzirri and a Great Giveaway!
Welcome, everyone! I’ve said before that writing can be a lonely endeavor with lots of highs and lows and twists and turns. But on this journey, I also get to meet incredible people along the way. So,...
View ArticleCommemorating the “Almost Original” FLOOD OF KINDNESS and a GIVEAWAY!
Dear Readers, I usually post interviews about other kid-lit creators, but today, the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, I’d like to tell you a little about the background of our book, A FLOOD OF...
View ArticleRazeena Omar Gutta and HANA’S HUNDREDS OF HIJABS plus a GIVEAWAY!
EL: I’m thrilled to welcome to Razeena Omar Gutta, all the way from Brisbane, Australia! She’s here to chat about her wonderful debut picture book, HANA’S HUNDREDS OF HIJABS. It’s coming out on...
View ArticleJacqueline Jules, THE PORRIDGE-POT GOBLIN, and a Giveaway!
Happy Halloween! You may be surrounded by pumpkins, candy, and a few witches, but the book we’ll be chatting about today is filled with GOBLINS! I am so excited to welcome the incredible and prolific...
View ArticleMarzieh Abbas A DUPATTA IS… and a GIVEAWAY!
Happy Monday! I’m thrilled to have PBSpree sister, the talented Marzieh Abbas on the blog today. She has written A DUPATTA IS… which I can tell you is a lovely book that you won’t want to miss....
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