The Weekly 411 (7/26/24)
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July 26, 2024 vol. 30
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 Abigail Rae.
About the Book: Molly’s not like other girls…she wants a monster under her bed! She’s lonely at school, so she decides to bring a friend. A big friend. A big, scary friend. She summons a monster called Nightmare, who tries his hardest to scare her—but he just can’t! Nightmare doesn’t understand why Molly is not frightened of him…but soon Molly and Nightmare become great friends and go on many adventures together. And he promises to protect her from the things that do scare her, like loneliness and snapping turtles.
Molly & Nightmare is the story of a girl who turns an imaginary monster into a real friend...and of a monster who learns that he's more than a menace under a bed.
About the Author: Shannon Avra is an anthropologist, a writer, and a seeker of adventure and kindness. She lives in Arkansas with her husband and daughter. This is her first picture book. Her second picture book, Wind Weaver, is scheduled to publish in 2025. You can see what she's up to at shannonavrabooks.com or visit her on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
About the Illustrator: David Spencer is an illustrator and designer with a background in licensing, product design and print media. In his spare time he gets overexcited at movies with big robots, loves drawing monsters, guys in capes and other silly things. He has an undying affinity for anything that lets him be loud in social settings and when he isn’t drawing fun stuff he can be found helping his kids get into adventure wherever it may rear its head.
Graphic Novel Giveaway
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the graphic novel, The Night Librarian, by Christopher Lincoln (Dial Books for Young Readers) out on July 30. Enter to win a copy via the Rafflecopter below.
About the Book: Night at the Museum meets The Land of Stories in this thrilling new graphic novel adventure series in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of book characters try to save the New York Public Library.
About the Author: Christopher Lincoln is the author of the Billy Bones series. He graduated from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University and spent nearly a decade working as an animator. He credits animation for teaching him how to write, because an animator must learn how to inhabit a character's body and move him in a world of his own.
Reintroducing: All About Kid Lit Publishing
We are republishing our All About Kid Lit Publishing resource page that includes a lot of articles about how publishing works (advances, etc), links to craft books, and new links added this week:
Like it or Not, Publishers Are Licensing Books for AI Training --And Using AI Themselves
Free Downloads for Writers: from Writers Digest, includes:- How to Impress Literary Agents with Your 30-Second Pitch
- Characterization: Exploring Character Development in Your Writing
- Why a Writer Without a Deadline is Looking for Trouble
- more
The 10 Awful Truths About Publishing (2023 article)
- How to Impress Literary Agents with Your 30-Second Pitch
- Characterization: Exploring Character Development in Your Writing
- Why a Writer Without a Deadline is Looking for Trouble
- more
Conferences, Workshops & Retreats
Sept. 20-21, 2024 Oklahoma/Arkansas Fall 2024 Revision Retreat The OK/AR SCBWI Fall Retreat will feature Deborah Halverson and Scott Magoon. This will be a deep dive into revision for your work, whether you write illustrate, or both. Optional opportunities include: face to face consultations from Deborah and Scott; pre-retreat manuscript exchanges with critiques in groups during the retreat; and time to spend on your writing or illustrating, free from the obligations of home and family. (Hubert, OK)
Loving Abigail's illustration! and all the weekly goodies you continue to provide.
ReplyDeleteNow I’m intrigued. How does a monster called Nightmare help a girl deal with loneliness?😁
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to read both of these books.
ReplyDeleteCan’t wait to get my hands on these! This is a website full of resources for my daughter who wants to illustrate picture books. Can’t wait to show her!
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful thing to befriend the monster under the bed! :-) I worked in a library as a teenager, I love books about libraries and librarians!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to read this book with my students. I have a feeling it will be one they will be fighting to checkout each week from our classroom library.
ReplyDeleteMy students love reading graphic novels and this one looks so good! Thank you for the chance.
ReplyDeleteMy library/book loving grandchildren would love both of these books! Thank you for all the great resources, too!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these books look AMAZING! My older daughter has been devouring any graphic novel she can get her hands on and my younger two love the idea of a monster under your bed friend.
ReplyDeleteA child who wants a monster for a friend! I love this concept and the message your book conveys.
ReplyDeleteThese books both look like they'll be super engaging for readers!
ReplyDeleteThe Night Librarian looks like a graphic novel that my 11-year-old and my 9-year-old would love!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork
ReplyDeleteThese books look great!
ReplyDeleteThe Night Librarian sounds fun, and the cover has me hooked! I will be getting a copy.
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