C is for Christmas Book Discussion Questions (Day 7)
We know that the days leading up to Christmas as well as the last few weeks of school before the Christmas break can be tough for kids and teachers and, yes, even parents. There are lots of distractions and busyness
That’s What Christmas Is All About
Guest blogger Bonnie Clark, author A couple of years ago I cancelled Christmas. Well sort of. I was overwhelmed with my three little ones and “making the rounds” to family festivities. Instead of a joyful time of year it began to be dreadful. The
Beginner Basic Training: The How of Writing Kidlit
Y'all, this six week series has taken nine weeks thanks to the schedule of the last two months. Between end-of-school activities, traveling to NYC for BEA, preparing to travel to Chicago for Write-to-Publish, AND finalizing the galleys for our DEBUT
Beginner Basic Training: The Why of Writing Kidlit
Last week should have been Week #5 for our series, the Beginner Basic Training, but the whole week was kind of hijacked by some exciting news. However, today we are continuing our series and will be focusing on the WHY
Beginner Basic Training: The WHEN of Writing KidLit
We're in Week 3 of the Beginner Basic Training series, a week by week glance at six general questions that rookie and veteran writers can use to break down the basic facts used to develop their stories. Better known in
Beginner Basic Training: The WHAT of Writing KidLit
When we started our Beginner Basic Training series we said that we would spend the next six weeks breaking down the Five Ws and an H questions so that we can better plan and produce literature for kids that takes
Beginner Basic Training: The WHO of Writing KidLit
Today, we kick off the six-part series titled Beginner Basic Training with the first question on our list of building blocks to good writing of children's fiction: Who? Each question on the list seems quite simple, but really there is more
Word of the Year 2017
We are halfway through January, and the Little Lamb Books office is filled with anticipation, energy, and lots of to do lists. We have set quite a few goals for 2017, and even though the weather in Texas can't make
2016 Year in Review
So, the first ten days of January flew by, and it's a quiet chaos in the offices as we prepare for the items on our to do list for 2017, but I wanted to take a minute to look back