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We first met Josh Funk at the New England SCBWI Conference. (If you're not a member of this group and you're interested in books for kids, as soon as you're done reading this piece and sharing it with everyone you know, go join that group. If you haven...

We first met Josh Funk at the New England SCBWI Conference. (If you’re not a member of this group and you’re interested in books for kids, as soon as you’re done reading this piece and sharing it with everyone you know, go join that group. If you haven...

Rita Meade See SLJ‘s review of  Edward Gets Messy Rita Meade’s Edward Gets Messy, an August Popular Pick, is the story of a pig who learns that being untidy and going with the flow can be fun. Meade, a librarian and SLJ reviewer, talks about the origins...

This year's Golden Kite Award for Picture Book text goes to Pat Zietlow Miller, for "Sophie's Squash!" Pat Zeitlow Miller, winner of the 2014 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text! I contacted Pat to find out more... * * * Lee: Can you tell us...

Christian Trimmer photo credit: Walker Brockington. In addition to being a debut picture book author, Christian Trimmer is an editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. I love his enthusiasm for kidlit/YA on his Twitter feed, plus he's...