Bringing Authors to You
You’re probably no stranger to the work of author-illustrator David Wiesner, who has won the Caldecott Medal three times, for his picture book TUESDAY in 1992, THE THREE PIGS in 2002 and FLOTSAM in 2006.
But who’s the man behind all that amazing art and stories? We asked…
Continue reading “Interview: David Wiesner on Languages, Mix-Tapes, and Art School”
Our clients have new books, starred reviews and more announced this past month, but it’s not every day we get to reveal that one of our clients has launched a new imprint! Continue reading “New Books, New Pajamas, New Imprint!”
Our client Laura Gehl is the award-winning author of many picture books and is well-known for her inspiring and educational author visits. We asked her to give us tips on how she teaches her most popular topic… Continue reading “Teaching Revision Tips From Author Laura Gehl”
With more than 4.5 million books sold worldwide, it’s easy to say that author-illustrator Salina Yoon is popular. Her light yet emotive illustration and writing style has won numerous awards, including the Award for Excellence in a Picture Book for FOUND, the New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award for PENGUIN AND PINECONE, and the 2018 Theodor Geisel Award Honor for MY KITE IS STUCK! AND OTHER STORIES. (Watch her wonderfully funny video about how she found out about the Geisel honor.)
We wanted to get to know this fantastic children’s book creator more.
Continue reading “Interview: Salina Yoon on Being Tidy, ART, and Ice Cream”
Congratulations to Uma Krishnaswami for her ALMA nomination! Plus, our clients have new books out this month, new books sold, starred reviews and more. Read on… Continue reading “Uma Krishnaswami Nominated for ALMA, Plus More Client Kudos”
Uma Krishnaswami knows a lot about making a difference in the lives of others. Among her twenty children’s books, her work has been translated in eleven languages, and honored as CCBC Choices, Parents’ Choice, Junior Library Guild Selections, as well as won awards in the U.S. and overseas.
In this guest post, Uma looks at the power of books to inspire children to be their own advocates, standing up to change their world.
Continue reading “How Books Help Children Find Their Voice with Uma Krishnaswami”
Tami Charles is the much acclaimed author of books for children of all ages. Her debut middle-grade novel LIKE VANESSA received three starred reviews, was a Junior Library Guild selection and on the Indies Introduce and Spring Kids Next lists. She received more kudos for her picture book biography FEARLESS MARY and her humorous DEFINITELY DAPHNE series. Her most recent novel, BECOMING BEATRIZ, was released last month and takes Tami into young adult readers.
How does she get inspired to write all these wonderful stories? We asked…
Continue reading “Interview: Tami Charles on Cooking, Reading and Mommy Mode”
What would you do in your classroom or at your event with unlimited funds? Which programs would you expand or introduce? How many additional author visits would you plan to inspire students young and old? Continue reading “8 Tips to Write Winning Grant Applications”
From being honored in the National Book Award Longlist, included in multiple Top Ten lists, and featured on NBC News, our acclaimed clients are busy. Here’s their latest news… Continue reading “National Book Award Longlist, Top Ten Lists and More Great Client News”
Long-time The Booking Biz client Cynthia Leitich Smith knows books. She’s the award-winning and New York Times and Publishers Weekly best-selling author of the FERAL and TANTALIZE young adult series, stand-alone young adult novel HEARTS UNBROKEN, graphic novels TANTALIZE: KIEREN’S STORY and ETERNAL: ZACHARY’S STORY, middle-grade novels RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME and INDIAN SHOES, and picture books, including JINGLE DANCER, with plenty more books coming. As well as writing, she’s an enormous supporter of books, as the host of the popular Cynsations writing blog, a member of the We Need Diverse Books advisory board, a board member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, and a faculty member at the Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program.
How does she do it all? We asked… Continue reading “Interview: Cynthia Leitich Smith on Tex-Mex, Movies, and Gnocchi…the Dog Kind”