Martha Brockenbrough‘s Devine Intervention, J. Anderson Coats‘ The Wicked and the Just, and Kelly Milner Halls‘ Girl Meets Boy were included in Kirkus Reviews’ Best Teen Books of 2012. Cheers to you all!
Chadwick Gillenwater, aka “Professor Watermelon” announces the release of his new
children’s chapter book, Herbert. For more details about this book and
how to find a copy, click here. Congrats, Chadwick!
Necromancing the Stone author Lish McBride appears this Tuesday, Decemebr 17 from 7-8pm at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park to discuss the much-anticipated follow-up to Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. Come support Lish and her Necromancer series.
December’s Kid Lit Drink Night on December 7 was a convivial event for all! Dana Arnim recaps:
Lois Harris‘ My Maxfield Parrish: Painter of Magical Make-Believe book received a lovely review from Fran Lewis. Lois also shared that her biographies of artists Mary Cassatt, Charlie Russell, and Maxfield
Parrish are mentioned in local artist Ellen Clark’s Bellingham Herald blog. To find out more about Lois’ books, Discussion Guides for which were developed by SCBWI Northern Network Coordinator and teacher Rebecca Van Slyke, can be found on Lois’s website.
Laurie O’Keefe‘s picture book, Gopher to the Rescue: A Volcano Recovery Story (written by Terry Catasus Jennings, illustrated by Laurie O’Keefe), has been named to the 2013 list of
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12. The National Science
Teachers Association (NSTA), in combination with the Children’s Book
Council (CBC) collaborate each year to choose top reads for children in
grades K-12 that promote science and literacy.
Andrea Lawson has a new store on Etsy, Flying Selki Art Studio.
Please visit! SCBWI members get a holiday coupon! (coupon code: FlyingSeDec2012Art)
(I: Tuesdays, January 15-March 5; II: Mondays, January 14–March 18).