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August 31, 2017
Children's picture book, The Terrible PLOP, is written by Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrated by Andrew Joyner.
To be fair, my first reaction to seeing the title and cover made me hesitate. The Terrible PLOP. I first assumed it was a made up creature, invented and used specifically for rhyme potential. I also felt the cover was so-so and thus I began reading, unimpressed and ready to get it over with.
August 28, 2017
Mac Barnett's children's picture book, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, illustrated by Jon Klassen, found its way into our home this past week and laid upon my son's floor along with many, many others. The routine unfolded as it typically does, with him picking out which book(s) to read before bed. When you read as many books as my wife and I do, it's a true pleasure coming across one as delightful as this.
August 22, 2017
Every step in the book publishing process is an aspect of business. Let's take the author's role for a moment. Authors provide both a product and a service. The product being obvious, a written book, and the service a bit more subtle, the reader's reaction.
August 21, 2017
Have you ever had a passion that began as a teeny, tiny seed deep inside your heart? The more you thought about it, the more it grew from your heart into your mind. Once it became lodged in your mind, you turned it over and over, thinking about the details, the what if scenarios, and began doing research. After a while, as if the secret well inside of you was so big it was about to burst, you told someone. Not just anyone, of course, but a close friend or a family member. You knew the passion, the dream, was so delicate, you couldn't entrust it to just anyone.