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December 04, 2017Talking to Picture Book Creators - Part Two
By Susan HughesWelcome back! I hope you enjoy part 2 of my Q and A with the creators of four super picture books—Nicola Winstanley, author of A Bedtime Yarn, Shauntay Grant, author of The Walking Bathroom, Scot ...
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November 20, 2017Talking to Picture Book Creators - Part One
By Susan HughesAdmit it: Don’t you just wish you were me sometimes?Because when I recently came across four super picture books—A Bedtime Yarn by Nicola Winstanley, The Walking Bathroom by Shauntay Grant, Federica ...
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October 16, 2017Chatting With Editors Who Make It Happen - Part Two
By Susan HughesWelcome back! In this, the second part of my autumn blog, I continue my chat with some of the amazing editors which help make it all happen in the publishing world of children’s books. So please say ...
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September 29, 2017Chatting With Editors Who Make It Happen - Part One
By Susan HughesWelcome to autumn and the return of my Kid Can lit blog! Because to me, September is a time to look forward to new beginnings, especially new writing projects, I decided to chat with some of the amazing ...
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May 19, 2017
Kid Lit Can: Personal "Firsts" In Kid Lit, Part Two
By Susan HughesWelcome back to my conversation with five amazing authors about their “firsts” in children’s publishing.Just to catch you up: Naseem Hrab is pleased to have her first picture book published; Suzanne ...
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April 06, 2017
Kid Lit Can: Personal "Firsts" In Kid Lit, Part One
By Susan HughesMy Time To series of three board books– Nap Time, Play Time, and Bath Time – are being published this September. This signifies two “firsts” for me – first board books ever, and first time ever ...
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March 06, 2017
Kid Lit Can: Spotlight on Middle Grade Fiction - Part 2
By Susan HughesToday I continue my chat with four terrific middle-grade novel authors. They’ll share more about their writing process, their aspirations for their writing -- and even reveal something … well, something ...
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February 07, 2017
Kid Lit Can: Spotlight on Middle Grade Fiction - Part 1
By Susan HughesHappy 2017! This month and next, I’m spotlighting middle-grade (MG) novels -- stories written for readers who are generally within the 7 to 12-year-old age range. I’ve written one MG novel (Island ...
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December 12, 2016
Kid Lit Can: What’s So Funny about Kids’ Books? Part 2
By Susan HughesWelcome back to part 2 of my funny Q and A blog. With funny authors. About funny children’s and YA books.Please welcome these four talented and very funny children’s and YA writers who have generously ...
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November 28, 2016
Kid Lit Can: What’s So Funny about Kids’ Books? Part 1
By Susan HughesA few weeks ago, while thinking about topics for this blog, I came to a startling realization: I’ve never hosted a funny Q and A blog. With funny authors. About funny children’s and YA books. Never.Why ...
