by Tracy | Jun 13, 2019 | Agent News, For Readers
Congratulations Tara Luebbe, Becky Cattie and Matthew Rivera on a wonderful Kirkus review for Operation Photobomb! Kirkus Reviews said: “Illustrations in this upbeat offering are lush and playful. Readers will enjoy searching for Chameleon in each of the...
by Tracy | Jun 10, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
1.) Rhyming couplets/picture books in verse It’s not that books in verse are inherently bad (and of course I’d be open to seeing more books from published poets), but that it’s very common for me to see picture books in rhyming couplets that lose their plot and...
by Tracy | May 23, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
It’s not uncommon to hear that a manuscript is too “quiet” in a response from an editor or agent, but what does that really mean – and is that a bad thing or just a subjective taste sort of thing?To me, the answer to that depends on what you’re trying to achieve with...
by Tracy | May 21, 2019 | Agent News, For Readers
Happy publication day to Yvonne Ivinson’s Fox and the Box! Fox and the Box What can a fox do with a box? Have a grand adventure! What can one little fox do with only a box? Perhaps make it a ship, and go on a trip? A boat that floats across the sea, with a tail...
by Tracy | May 13, 2019 | Agent News, For Readers
Congratulations Charlene Chua on Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon, the follow up to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao – both written by Kat Zhang! I’m so excited that there will be another Amy Wu book on the shelves. Every time I go through the f&g of the...
