In honor of Children's Book Week, authors and illustrators around the country are giving back to their youngest fans. Gathering at independent bookstores all around the county, they will spend all day Saturday, May 17 reading children's stories out loud and helping get kids excited about summer reading. At University Book Store, they'll be celebrating... Continue Reading →
Fun Facts About Children’s Books
Thanks to Samantha Vamos for sending this fun Mental Floss blog post. It's a few fun facts about children's books spotted at the library. For more information on Samantha, and her very interesting work, you can check out her website.
Good News for Samantha Vamos
Check out all this good news that Samantha Vamos has received!!!! Her book, THE CAZUELA THAT THE FARM MAIDEN STIRRED was recently named:-A Pura Belpré Illustration Honor Book (ALA, 2012)-A New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" Selection (2011)-A Texas Library Association “2012 Texas 2x2 Reading List” Selection-A Fuse #8 Production “100... Continue Reading →
Bellevue Book Readings
Saturday is a great day to get some Christmas Shopping done! It's also a great day to get out and support fellow SCBWI WWA members! We have several fellow members who will be at local bookstores and other venues doing book readings and signings! And we all know that books (especially signed by the author... Continue Reading →
Seven Things Samantha Vamos has Learned
Check out this post written by fellow SCBWI WWA member Samantha Vamos on Writer's Digest! Samantha's post "7 Things I've Learned So Far" is chock full of good advice and encouragement! Here's the link to the article. For more information on Samantha, and her work, you can visit her website.
Third Place Books Events
Sunday July 17, at 2 p.m. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) will host Wendy Wahman and her new book, A CAT LIKE THAT, and also their friends Samantha Vamos (THE CAZUELA THE FARM MAIDEN STIRRED), Paul Schmid (A PET FOR PETUNIA), Carmela D'Amico (SUKI, THE VERY LOUD BUNNY), Kevan Atteberry (TICKLE MONSTER AND BOOGIE... Continue Reading →
Local Authors Gather at Elliot Bay Book Company
Fellow SCBWI authors Wendy Wahman (DON'T LICK THE DOG, and forthcoming A CAT LIKE THAT) and Samantha Vamos (BEFORE YOU WERE HERE, MI AMOR, and the forthcoming THE CAZUELA THAT THE FARM MAIDEN STIRRED) joined authors Jane Porter and Karen Burns at the Elliott Bay Book Company for book signing, and a chat with Verity... Continue Reading →
Good News for Samantha Vamos!
Samantha's first children's picture book, BEFORE YOU WERE HERE, MI AMOR (Viking, 2009) was named a 2010 Washington State Book Award winner (The Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award). Check out the article here. BEFORE YOU WERE HERE, MI AMOR, mixes in Spanish words in the story of how a pregnant mother, her unborn baby's older brother... Continue Reading →
Children’s Book Festival with Sno-Isle Libraries
Sno-Isle Libraries celebrates the CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL each November with programs from local authors and illustrators. Appearing in schools and libraries throughout Snohomish and Island Counties this year are: Kathleen Kemly, Erik Brooks, Craig Orback, Trudi Trueit, Samantha Vamos, Amanda Noll, Carole Schaefer, Pierr Morgan, Molly Blaisdell and Patrick Jennings. Program details can be found... Continue Reading →