This is National Children's Book Week! Children’s books may just be the purest distillation of self-publishing perfection: they’re beautiful, they have universal appeal to readers of all ages, and they pack an emotional punch which leaves readers hungry for more. But if you’ve recently self-published a children’s book, you already know that marketing your book … Continue reading How to Market a Children’s Book
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Children’s books may just be the purest distillation of self-publishing perfection: they’re beautiful, they have universal appeal to readers of all ages, and they pack an emotional punch which leaves readers hungry for more. But if you’ve recently self-published a children’s book, you already know that marketing your book successfully can still pose some unique … Continue reading How to Market a Children’s Book
Today, April 2, is International Children's Book Day, celebrated around the world on the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. If you've published a children's book, or are currently writing and/or illustrating one with the goal of publishing it, here are 10 ways to celebrate International Children's Book Day: 1. Read Aloud Sessions: Organize read-aloud sessions … Continue reading 10 Ways to Celebrate International Children’s Book Day
Two Kids and a living Legend Make a Historical Discovery The people of Satartia are proud of their one claim to fame: Eli, the gigantic catfish who lives in the Yazoo River. Two kids, Timmy and Tori, had saved Eli from a fisherman by leading him downriver, but fish have an amazing ability to return … Continue reading Introducing Self-Publishing Author Daniel E. Brown’s Book Video Trailer for “Eli – Mystery on the Yazoo River”
A child’s love has the power to transform. In a lush green garden, behind the family home, a stone frog sits at attention. He has been in this yard for many years, content to just watch, to guard all he can see. One day he is brought to life by the magical kiss of a … Continue reading Introducing Self-Publishing Author Bonnie MacLaughlin Chiantera’s Book Video Trailer for “The Sentinel Frog”
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If you are one of the many writers around the world looking to finish your children's book, this week is for you. Children's Book Week is May 1-7 and is a time where many authors find the inspiration they need to finish their book. Writing a book for children never grows old because there are … Continue reading Celebrating Children’s Book Week—Ways to Make Your Children’s Book Stand Out
If you are one of the many writers around the world finding themselves stuck at home with more time to write, you may be one of the many children’s book authors who started writing a new book for kids last week in celebration of Children’s Book Week (May 2–8). Image from: everychildareader.net/cbw/ Well, Children’s Book … Continue reading Children’s Book Week May Be Over, But Writing One Is Just the Beginning!
Ellen Deery Freeman has just won a 1st Place EVVY Award for her most recent book, Just George, published by Outskirts Press in December 2015. Her next book, Duke (Plus One) will be published soon. Will it also be nominated for a coveted EVVY Award? We're keeping our fingers crossed! Ellen Freeman is a retired public-school science teacher who has always loved … Continue reading An Interview with Award-Winning Author Ellen Deery Freeman, author of Just George
Everyone likes a good make-over story. We’re all addicted to home improvement shows and look forward to seeing a newly designed home after the construction dust settles. We can’t wait to see a woman walk through a curtain, her hair freshly styled and wearing a dress she never thought she could. Even kids love seeing … Continue reading Save $500 at the New & Improved Outskirts Press!