“Marchini’s story and economy of telling display the chicken as total id, and Felix’s pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are genuine works of art. A surprising gem.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Early readers will enjoy following Chicken through her barnyard adventure and will be able to decode objects and emotions easily due to the well-defined expressions of the animals…A welcome addition to…preschool or kindergarten collections, come rain or come shine.” – School Library Journal
From The Blog
Reader question: Should I follow up with the agent and their colleague that referred me when querying?
Today we have a reader question about referrals when querying. A reader asks: I received an excellent review of one of my picture books from the president of a literary agency. She suggested that if I would like representation to submit it to...
read moreIntroducing “What the Quack?” – an #AskBookEndsJr video series
Jessica Faust, James McGowan and I have been hard at work over at BookEnds on what we hope will be a new, fun and informative project for new and experienced authors and illustrators - or those that are just curious about the publishing business. We're...
read moreHappy #BookBirthday, SHARK NATE-O by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie!
Happy Book Birthday to the first picture book ever sold by BookEnds - Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie's Shark Nate-O! Nate loves sharks so much that he constantly pretends to be one. But while he’s fin-tastic at chomping, Nate has one big problem -- he can’t...
read moreIt’s okay if you do not write today.
I have that line from Throw Mama from the Train stuck in my head this morning - "A writer writes, always." But it's okay if you don't write today. I'm sure I'm not the only writer that feels antsy if I go too long without writing. And the freedom in...
read moreReader Question: Is picture book structure for non-fiction the same as fiction?
Julia says: I enjoyed reading your comments about writing a great picture book in the Nathan Bransford email today. Your words really gave me some food for thought about an idea I have been kicking around. I have a protagonist with a problem [redacted],...
read more#AskAgent question: Can I use song lyrics in my novel?
Last week, there was a question in #askagent about mentioning a song's title in their novel, and so I thought it'd be good to expand on it just a bit further. Using the name of a song (e.g. "The band played Michael Jackson's "Thriller" every hour on the...
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