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Cover Reveal

January 26, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Simultaneous Cover Reveal! Juana Martinez-Neal’s ALMA Gets a New Board Book Series

Alma returns! And as a board book series too. The Caldecott Honor winning character will see new life this September in two books for our youngest of readers, and we've got the covers for you to see!

December 15, 2022 by Betsy Bird

A Vaccine Is Like a Memory: Interview and Cover Reveal with None Other Than Rajani LaRocca

If you know Rajani LaRocca, then you know that in her spare time she's a (checks notes) internal medicine physician. Who better, then, to talk to kids about vaccines? And with a tridemic surging, the time could literally not be better.

September 29, 2022 by Betsy Bird

NEARER MY FREEDOM: An Interview and 2023 Cover Reveal with Lesley Younge

A collaborative title by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge is seeing its release in spring of 2023. I have the interview and cover reveal here today.

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The Return of Danbi! An Interview with Anna Kim and the Cover Reveal of Danbi’s Favorite Day

August 19, 2022 by Betsy Bird

ay it is my very great pleasure to not only host the cover reveal for the sequel to the first Danbi book, Danbi's Favorite Day, but to also talk with author/illustrator Anna Kim about what it is that makes Danbi and her friends so amazingly appealing.

The Hospital Book by Lisa Brown: A Cover Reveal AND Interview

July 20, 2022 by Betsy Bird

In a pandemic era, how do you write an honest book about going to the hospital? Lisa Brown presents the cover of The Hospital Book while she talks about her process.

Shining A Light Cover Reveal: A Talk with Author Veeda Bybee About the Trick With Collected Biographies

June 25, 2022 by Betsy Bird

There is an art to a collected biography. Today, I interview author Veeda Bybee about a 2023 release that gets the genre right.

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Owl Enticements: A Cover Reveal and Interview with Eric Fan and  Dena Seiferling About the Upcoming NIGHT LUNCH

June 8, 2022 by Betsy Bird

When artists write picture books and encourage others to illustrate them, what's the reasoning? Today we've a beautiful interview with Eric Fan and Dena Seiferling on their upcoming NIGHT LUNCH and what this collaboration has entailed.

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

May 19, 2022 by Betsy Bird

"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!

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May 10, 2022 by Betsy Bird

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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