My last post for the Mixed-Up Files is about Graphic Novels. I will miss being part of that group but will continue to follow the blog and hope to use my extra time (ha!) to post more news and views on this website (including reviews!)
News & Views
Skink on the Brink
Title: Skink on the Brink Author: Lisa Dalrymple Illustrator: Suzzane Del Rizzo Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2013) Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781554552313 Stewie is a skink with a beautiful blue tail and a love of songs and rhyme. Lisa Dalrymple’s delightful picture book, aimed at five to eight-year old readers, follows Stewie the blue through the trails of adolescence […]
The Industrial Revolution for Kids
Title: The Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology that Changed the World Author: Cheryl Mullenbach Publisher: Chicago Review Press (August, 2014) Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781613746905 I had the privilege of interviewing Cheryl Mullenbach, a former middle and high school history teacher and state education department consultant, for the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors. Check out […]
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
Title: Compost Stew Author: Mary McKenna Siddals Illustrator: Ashley Wolff Publisher: Tricycle (2010) I just featured this title on the Authors for Earth Day Facebook page as the Eco-Book of the Month. It is scheduled for release in paperback in October. Here’s my blurb: This rhythmic, rhyming picture book starts with a call out to environmental chefs to mix up […]
Thicken Thou Skin
My latest thoughts on writing and rejection at The Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors; Thicken Thou Skin.