The Weekly 411 (4/3/20)
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April 3, 2020 vol. 14
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KID LIT NEWS
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Today we're excited to feature author Jessica Kim and her debut middle grade novel, STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG! (Kokila, Mar. 2020). Enter to win a copy!
We're pleased to feature illustrator Jonathan Voss and his new picture book, WHOO-KU HAIKU: A GREAT HORNED OWL STORY by Maria Gianferrari (G.P. Putnams Sons, Mar. 3, 2020). Enter to win a copy!
Earlier in the week, we featured illustrator Stephanie Hider and her April banner design for Kidlit411.
We are also excited to feature author Jen Malia and her picture book TOO STICKY! SENSORY ISSUES WITH AUTISM, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Albert Whitman April 2020). Be sure to enter to win a copy!
We're pleased to feature illustrator Jonathan Voss and his new picture book, WHOO-KU HAIKU: A GREAT HORNED OWL STORY by Maria Gianferrari (G.P. Putnams Sons, Mar. 3, 2020). Enter to win a copy!
Earlier in the week, we featured illustrator Stephanie Hider and her April banner design for Kidlit411.
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SPECIAL GIVEAWAY
We are excited to feature a special giveaway of the picture book, SMALL MATTERS: THE HIDDEN POWER OF THE UNSEEN, by Heather Ferranti Kinser (Millbrook Press, April 7). Enter via the Rafflecopter below to win a copy!
About the book: Can something small matter at all? Of course it can! In this book for young readers (who know a thing or two about being small), you can take a super close look at details too little to be seen with the human eye. Powerful shots from scanning electron microscopes show shark skin, bird feathers, the hairs on a honeybee's eye, and so much more, proving that tiny details can make a BIG difference.
About the author: Heather Ferranti Kinser writes at the intersection of story, poetry, and nature from her home on the San Francisco Peninsula. She's a former technical editor who now spends her days writing small stories--to make a big difference for kids! She also enjoys listening to podcasts, making pesto for her family, and watching her golden mystery snail eat algae off the aquarium wall. Small Matters, which started as a 50-word poem, is her first book. Find out more about her at her website.
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Oooh, I read another blog post about the Small Matter book! It looks so cool. Exactly the kind of book I would have checked out multiple times from the school library! Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering!
DeleteI would love to win this book to read to my small friends at school.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
DeleteThis sounds like a super cool book and the images are amazing! Kudos on your first book.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and good luck in the raffle.
DeleteCan't wait to read Small Matters. Congratulations, Heather!
ReplyDeleteThanks, and good luck in the giveaway!
Delete"Small Matters" looks like it packs quite a punch!
ReplyDeleteIt does! Lots of wow-factor photos!
DeleteAdorable book
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteSmall matters looks wonderful Jen and I am looking forwar to getting a good look at it. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. I hope you'll read and enjoy it soon.
DeleteThis book will be fun to read and I know I will learn so much. Everyone today knows the power of the unseen to to human eye, now more than ever.
ReplyDeleteSo true. I'm glad there are no viruses in my book. Just cool animals!
DeleteSmall Matters looks like a wonderful, captivating book. I would love to share a copy with my students!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I hope your students get to read the book soon. If not in this raffle, then maybe in the one I'll soon run on Twitter (@hethfeth).
DeleteLove that Small Matters started as a "small" poem. How inspirational!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that fact inspires you! We can always start small and work toward our goals. Good luck in the raffle.
DeleteI love books that give a different perspective on perspective
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll love this one! It definitely takes a closer POV.
DeleteSmall Matters sounds like the perfect book for kids. Congratulations! I'm going to request it for library to purchase.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It's wonderful of you to request it as a library purchase. Much appreciated.
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