THE MIGHTY KINGFISHER
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Blog
This is a blog about books, writing, teaching, and life.
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Craft Book Review: Writing Irresistible Kidlit
If you are attempting to write a middle grade or young adult novel, then this is probably the book for you. Writing Irresistible Kidlit is the ultimate guide for writing children’s books for older readers.
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Picture Book Review: Pau The Last Song of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō
Pau The Last Song of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō is a picture book by Tony Piedra and Mackenzie Joy. It tells the life story of the Hawaiian bird that became extinct in our lifetime.
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Entering Writing Contests to Improve Your Writing
What’s the best thing a writer can do to get published? Write. Write. And write some more.
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When Chicken and Duck Talk: The Path to Self-Publishing
I have been busy working on my Chinese picture book When Chicken and Duck Talk. Self-publishing a picture book is a complicated task.
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Picture Book Review: BIG
Big is the 2024 Caldecott award winner. It tells the story of a girl with big dreams. However as she grows bigger and bigger, she encounters more and more problems due to her size.
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20 Day Book Challenge on Booksky
New year, new resolutions. I’m not good with resolutions. Most of the time I make them, and by February they are already lost in the wind. So when I popped into Bluesky today, I happened upon a challenge.
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Coming Up with Picture Book Ideas with Storystorm
Every year I make a new resolution to write a bunch of manuscripts and get published. Usually I fall short, but last year something changed. I joined Storystorm in January.
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Chinese Picture Book Review: Calvin Celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival
I just received my copy of Calvin Celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival in the mail. I love that it is a bilingual spoken Cantonese and English book.
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Auction to Help Wildfire Victims in Los Angeles
Are you a writer hoping to change the world? Do you see all the destruction from the Los Angeles wildfires and wonder what you can do to help?
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