The Weekly 411 (5/27/22)
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| © Alice Carter |
May 27, 2022 vol. 21
The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Alice Carter.
Author Spotlights
We are excited to feature author Erik Jon Slangerup and his debut middle grade novel, Molly and the Machine (Aladdin/ Simon & Shuster), out on June 7. Enter to win a copy!
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| cover art by Oriol Vidal/ design by Laura Lyn DiSiena |
We are excited to feature Karina Yan Glaser and her recent middle grade novel, A Duet for Home (Clarion Books, 2022). Enter to win a copy!
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| cover art by Felicia Chen/ design by Celeste Knudsen |
We are excited to feature author Sarah Bagley Steele and her debut picture book, The Happiest Kid, illustrated by Elsa Pui Si Lo and Clarice Yunyi Cai (Yeehoo Press, 2022). Enter to win a copy!
Picture Book Giveaway
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, Fishing with Grandpa and Skye, by Candace Spizziri, illustrated by Beverly Love Warren (Clear Fork Publishing, 2022). Enter to win a copy in the Rafflecopter below.
About the author: Candace Spizzirri grew up in a small town in New Jersey with tree-lined streets and old Victorian houses. As a child, she spent hours playing in the park, catching minnows in a nearby stream, and exploring the woods at the end of her street. Passionate about education, she is a co-founder of an elementary school and high school in Southern California where she now makes her home. Candace loves spending time with her husband, two children, daughter-in-law, and four grandkids. FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE is her debut picture book. Follow Candace at candacespizzirri.com
About the illustrator: Beverly Love Warren is the illustrator of My Child My Princess and Have You Seen Mouse, which she also authored. Having graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, where she studied illustration, she now makes her home in Washington state where she lives with her husband. When she is not with brush and paint in hand you can find her writing stories, hiking, at church, or enjoying time spent with her three children and six grandchildren.
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- What: apply for a grant for your WIP
- Who: someone who has published one or more novels for children or young adults that have been warmly received by literary critics, but has not generated significant sales
- Award: $5000
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Both of my sons are very close with their grandfather. He taught them to fish at a young age. At ages 22 and 25, my sons credit their love for the outdoors and fly fishing to Grampie. I can't wait to read this book.
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear about these new books, especially FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading about intergenerational relationships because I live vicariously through them. Thank you for the chance!
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ReplyDeleteIntergenerational stories are so important for kids and parents can appreciate them, too. Looking forward to reading FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE!
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