Title: Don’t Turn the Page! Author: Rachelle Burk Illustrator: Julie Downing Publisher: Creston Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 987-1-939547-06-4 I have to admit, when I first saw the title of this book, I expected a funny adaptation of: Mo Willems’ “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” or Mélanie Watt’s “Have I Got a Book for You!” or […]
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What a dinner party taught me about writing fiction
My latest post on the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors… dinner parties and fiction writing. What’s the connection? Bon Appetit!
Dear Lucky Agent
My WIP (which has been “in progress” for almost three years) is finally ready to query! I’m in the process of gathering a list of potential agents (fingers crossed) and came across this lucky agent contest with Writer’s Digest. So I’m throwing my hat in the ring (or ring in the hat, as I told […]
Fox Talk
Title: Fox Talk Author: L. E. Carmichael Photographer: Jody Bronson Publisher: Ashby-BP Publishing (August, 2013) Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780988163874 Interest: Ages 7 and up In the interest of self-disclosure, the author of this wonderful non-fiction book for kids is a friend of mine. But when I picked up the book at our local library, I did […]
Saying No
Here’s a link to my somewhat grinchy post on the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors; Saying No Happy Holidays, everyone. See you in 2014!