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Splatypus – Picture Book Review

Rebecca Herzog

  I was actually lucky enough to win a copy of Splatypus during a giveaway over on Unleashing Readers. A huge thank you to Kellee and Ricki who run the amazing blog. While it was created as a resource for teachers, anyone looking for some good books to add to their to-be-read piles should check out their blog.    Now on the the review! Buy here  Splatypus Written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Illustrated by  Jackie Urbanovic (Two Lions 2017) At a glance: Pros: Fun, bouncy lines goes right along with the story beautiful, texture-ful illustrations great message about trying new things, making mistakes, and … Continue reading Splatypus – Picture Book Review

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It’s Monday! What Am I Reading? 7/31/17

Rebecca Herzog

  The weekly post where I recap all the KidLit books I’ve been reading. Occasionally, I’ll also review some adult fiction 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 Thank You and Good Night by Patrick McDonnell Oh my goodness, what a beautiful book. Both the illustrations and the text are just wonderful. … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Am I Reading? 7/31/17

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IMWAYR + BookTube-A-Thon + August Giveaway Reveal

Rebecca Herzog

The weekly post where I recap all the KidLit books I’ve been reading. Occasionally, I’ll also review some adult fiction 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.                                          Before we get into the books that I have read, I want to take a second and mention BookTube-A-Thon. It’s a great not-so-little event … Continue reading IMWAYR + BookTube-A-Thon + August Giveaway Reveal

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BookTube-A-Thon 2017 TBR

Rebecca Herzog

This past week, I discovered this awesome thing called BookTube-A-Thon. Here’s a quick video about what it is specifically: Basically it is a week-long reading marathon where everyone tries to read as much as possible. There are daily challenges and reading challenges and it just seems like it will be so much fun. I decided that I wanted to do a KidLit spin on the challenge, so all of my books come from the various children’s and YA categories. In the spirit of the event, here is my very ambitious reading goal for the coming week. Here are the 2017 … Continue reading BookTube-A-Thon 2017 TBR

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading 7/17/17

Rebecca Herzog

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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Exciting Times + July Goals

Rebecca Herzog

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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March Writing Update

Rebecca Herzog

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

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Facing the Fear of Rejection

Rebecca Herzog

Well, I finally did it. After prodding and poking my Sam the Bedlamite manuscript, I decided it was time to get it out there. By “out there” I mean submitting it to the publishers, 12 in total. I researched a bunch about all the publishing houses, and I hope that at least one of the 12 is a good fit for my little picture book. But I’ll have to wait and see. This is my first time around the block, after all. I’ve decided to pretty much forget that I sent it off, and then be surprised and excited to hear … Continue reading Facing the Fear of Rejection

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That Gut-wrenching Feeling…

Rebecca Herzog

Well, here it is 3:23 AM and I feel like that nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach has finally eased just a little bit. Back in May of 2011, I finally typed up my first draft of a picture book named Sam the Bedlamite. It felt good to finally get it out on paper, and I have done 6 different drafts of my little 750 word story. The last revision I finished back in November. The next step seemed like the largest, most daunting part of all: the dreaded query letter! I read somewhere that perhaps one of the … Continue reading That Gut-wrenching Feeling…