Author: Rebecca Herzog

Writer. Reader. Jokester. Pirate
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading 7/17/17

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The weekly post where I recap all the KidLit books I’ve been reading. Occasionally, I’ll also review some non-KidLit books as well. Be sure to check out Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers to see what other kidlit readers are reading. Because, you know, we can never have too many books in our TBR pile.                                                       Picture Books Miss Nelson is Missing! by James Marshall   Does this book ever get old? I’ve read … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading 7/17/17

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Board Book Review – Animal Noises by Thomas Flintham

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  Buy It Here At a glance: Pros: Vibrant colors Actually fun to make the animal noises Cute, simple drawings Cons: It’s the nature of the book type, but I wish it were longer   Since we have a new baby in the house, the board books have, once again, been making an appearance.  Sometimes, I feel like board books can get repetitive. Yes, I know that that is the point—repetition for the baby.  But I can only read so many “this is a square and this is a triangle” books before I want to pull my eyes out. Every … Continue reading Board Book Review – Animal Noises by Thomas Flintham

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Poetry Friday – Mack and Cheese

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So this week I made a discovery! There’s a whole community of poets that blog about poetry on Fridays. And they call it…wait for it….Poetry Friday! Seriously though, I have been searching high and low for some type of writing community. And I am so excited to start participating. Each week, a different blogger hosts a “round up” on their blog where you can go and easily access everyone’s poetry contributions. This week it is over on Tabatha Yeatt’s blog. Be sure to check it out. This week had an optional theme of  mac-n-cheese since Friday is International Macaroni and … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Mack and Cheese

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July Book Giveaway: Ninefox Gambit

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**Update: Congratulations to Em S. for winning this month’s book! Thank you to everyone who entered. Keep an eye on the blog in the coming weeks for August’s book giveaway.** It’s July and it’s time for my first book giveaway! As I explained in a previous post, I want to help bring new readers to some of my favorite authors. Hopefully this giveaway will do that.  The inaugural book in my book-giving giveaway is the sci-fi novel, Ninefox Gambit, by Yoon Ha Lee. The plot: Heretics have taken over the Fortress of Scattered Needles and have begun to alter reality. … Continue reading July Book Giveaway: Ninefox Gambit

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Supporting Authors

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I love to read. Always have and hopefully always will. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to buy very many books (thank goodness for libraries). But this leaves me wondering: how I can support my favorite authors? I want them to be successful, so they can continue to feed my habit. https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js I ran across this article a few weeks ago, and it got me thinking. I’m already doing quite a few of the things in the list to support my favorite authors, but I want to do a bit more. So, I’ve decided to do a regular book giveaway. I want the … Continue reading Supporting Authors

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Why I’m Glad I Attended the SCBWI Mid-Year Workshop

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So the SCBWI 46th Annual Summer Conference kicks off this weekend and I thought it would be a great time to recap the regional conference John and I went to last month. Let’s just say that we had such a blast in Orlando that we’ve now set a goal to attend the big conference in LA next summer. For those who don’t know, SCBWI is the largest children’s writing organization in the world. Basically, it is a nonprofit that facilitates networking for people (writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, booksellers etc) involved in creating children’s literature. In my opinion, it is an amazing … Continue reading Why I’m Glad I Attended the SCBWI Mid-Year Workshop

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Exciting Times + July Goals

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OK. So I’m actually really excited about a few things. John and I are collaborating again An editor is interested in seeing the completed manuscript for one of my picture books I got 3 more rejections (totaling 8 for the year) I’ve decided to do a semi-regular book giveaway (starting this month) 1. A few weeks ago, John and I attended an SCBWI workshop. It was great to get out together for the day sans children. Thank you in-laws! I will be writing a separate post specifically about the conference, but we learned a lot and were inspired. It’s been … Continue reading Exciting Times + July Goals

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Reset Refresh Rebound

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2 months without a post. What have I been up to, you may ask? Read 5 books. All were good. Really enjoyed What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by  Randall Munroe. It is basically the book version of Randall’s blog and is hilariously informative. I also enjoyed reading with my daughter Yours Sincerely, Giraffe by Megumi Iwasa. I picked up Bird Box by Josh Malerman because I was nominated for a Bram Stoker award. It was entertaining and a bit creepy. I am actually excited that this one is being made into a movie because the book … Continue reading Reset Refresh Rebound

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April is National Poetry Month

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Today starts National Poetry Month! To celebrate (and to keep the flame burning from Madness! Poetry) I am going to be writing a poem a day. Some will be short, and some will be long. Most will probably be bad. Maybe I’ll have one or two that are publishable. I won’t be posting every poem on here, but I will try to put one or two up a week. Here is today’s: A Love Poem in April Your eyes are like giant pools Of brown sludge. Your hair would make ghouls Hold a grudge. Your teeth look like small jewels … Continue reading April is National Poetry Month

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March Writing Update

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So I normally don’t toot my own horn, but I’m quite proud of myself. I hit every single one of my writing goals that I set last month. How about them apples! The biggest highlight of the month was participating in Madness! Poetry. What an absolute blast. I ended up losing in the 2nd round to a really good poet. But my poem about a dinosaur salon still won the kids’ vote, so I’m really happy about that. I would love to participate next year. Currently, the ‘Elite Eight’ are battling it out and voting is open. If you have a … Continue reading March Writing Update