Children’s Book Fans Who Are You?

March 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Children's Book Fans Who Are You? Authors? Illustrators? Publishers? Book Marketers?  Please share your top, most tear-your-hair-out, unrelenting, disquieting frustration -- the one thing about your craft that, ABOVE ALL, keeps you awake at night. So, how can we help each other? I mean, seriously, it's hard to create a great story. When do you start to think about making a great book? How many publishing options are there, this month, let alone next? When do you start marketing? And where in the social media sandbox do you start … [Read more...]

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Maurice Sendak – A Tribute from Sunbelievable’s Children’s Book Author

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 It hit me like a ton of bricks Tuesday afternoon, “Maurice Sendak dead at age 83.” The news broke through heavy chatter at a busy nearby store. Rarely do I ever hear TV in the background. But those few words pierced through. Why did they affect me so acutely? Much has been written about Sendak these last few days, especially praising his enormous influence on children’s literature. He turned the genre on its heels. Remember “Run Spot, Run?” Safe, predictable, compatible with mainstream social norms. Sendak fundamentally … [Read more...]

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Florida Publishers Association — Do It Yourself Book Power: Spring Conference April 14, 2012

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mark Adams

  This conference was really worth attending! Here's a real-time summary from conference participants. Conference Overview These days, success in the publishing game is all about self-promotion. FPA’s Spring Fling Do It Yourself (DIY) conference focused on ways to market and promote yourself and your book(s) inexpensively in order to make money! You do not have to be a self-published author to benefit from our DIY approach. Whether you’re at the manuscript stage, have a publisher, or have independently published your book(s), … [Read more...]

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5 Guaranteed Ways to Get Your Book into Bookstores

March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Welcome to Day #17 of Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG) - Promoting Children's Reading and Literacy As the first annual BRAG event comes to an end, I'm happy to share one more article about book marketing. After all, we still love books. . . and seeing a child reading for pleasure reminds me of my childhood. So when I saw my young granddaughter immersed in a story book recently, I couldn't help taking this photo. You may recognize her as YaYa, one of the main characters in my children's picture book, Sunbelievable. Her love … [Read more...]

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No Time to Write – Musings of a Children’s Book Author, Dad and Crazy Busy Surgeon

March 23, 2012 By 3 Comments
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  Welcome to Bloggers Read Across America (BRAG) -- Promoting Children's Reading and Literacy Children's Literacy Headline: During Kindergarten and first grade, child literacy becomes more focused on print material. Alphabet books are great for learning to match sounds with the letters. Reading picture books with a few words and sentences helps children develop early literacy skills. Today, we have a special treat -- an interview with Dan Kairys, MD, co-author of Sunbelievable. Dan's an avid read-aloud Dad and storyteller who … [Read more...]

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Play Therapy: The Spontaneous Ramblings of a Pediatrician, Toy Designer, and CEO

March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Welcome to Day #15 of Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG) -- Promoting Children's Reading and Literacy  Children's Literacy Headline: Reading aloud to young children is so critical that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that doctors prescribe reading activities along with other advice given to parents at regular check-ups. Moreover, many pediatricians now believe that a child who has never held a book or listened to a story is not a fully healthy child. Inequality at the starting gate: Social background differences … [Read more...]

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