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Cover Reveal

May 19, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Cover Reveal and Interview with Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann: POLAR BEAR!

"I want to make art, not taxidermy." A ribald talk with two greats in the field of children's literature. I reveal the cover of their latest: POLAR BEAR!

May 15, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Cover Reveal: THE NOTE WHO FACED THE MUSIC by Lindsay Bonilla

Lindsay Bonilla stops by today to tell us a bit about her upcoming March 2023 release. Notes and all!

May 10, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Where We Come From: The Rare Cover Reveal AND 4-Way Interview!

Four authors come together to write . . . a picture book?! I interview the authors themselves, discuss the book, and reveal the cover of this fall release for you today.

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Excerpt and Cover Reveal: The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson

May 9, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Normally, I don't like to do a cover reveal too far in advance of its publication date. But while today's title won't see shelves until April 18, 2023, I think you'll agree with me that it's something special. Something, I dare say, you'll be glad you knew about in advance.

GARVEY IN THE DARK: That’s Right. It’s a Nikki Grimes Cover Reveal Day!

April 29, 2022 by Betsy Bird

GARVEY IN THE DARK (coming out 10/25/22) is the Nikki Grimes follow-up to her previous title GARVEY'S CHOICE. A novel-in-verse for ages 8 - 12, it's a continuation of Garvey's story... and it's set during the pandemic. And me? I have the cover reveal.

Considering the Content: A Cover Reveal of Beatrice Likes the Dark by April Tucholke, ill. Khoa Le

April 27, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Author April Tucholke and artist Khoa Le stop by the blog to reveal the cover of their upcoming fall picture book and to explain why this particular book cover made the final cut.

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Magnificent Cover Reveal: Buffy Sainte-Marie and Julie Flett Present Still This Love Goes On

April 14, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Today, it is my incredible honor to premiere for you the cover of this Sainte-Marie/Flett collaboration. And it is, as you can see, one of the most beautiful I have ever featured on this site.

Horror for the Kiddies: I Declare a Thumb War by Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus – Exclusive Excerpt & Cover Reveal

April 7, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Got some horror-loving kids? Did they enjoy Scary Stories for Young Foxes and Hide and Seeker and Small Spaces? Then check out today's exclusive excerpt of this creepy September release.

Cover Reveal and Interview: The Lodge That Beaver Built by Randi Sonenshine, ill. Anne Hunter

March 10, 2022 by Betsy Bird

If you know me then you know that I love beavers beavers beavers. Today I talk with the creators of THE LODGE THAT BEAVER BUILT to revel in our mutual love of these kooky critters.

On This Airplane: A Cover Reveal and Interview with Lourdes Heuer

February 22, 2022 by Betsy Bird

"...it’s a story I’ve lived, of being a kid and having this moment in your life where you are suspended in the air for maybe just a few hours, surrounded by a group of strangers, but your life is going to be completely different after." We're talking on the blog today with Lourdes Heuer about her latest picture book ON THIS AIRPLANE.

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