New Voice: Kim Ventrella on Improving Your Writing Skills & Skeleton Tree

New Voice: Kim Ventrella on Improving Your Writing Skills & Skeleton Tree

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By Gayleen Rabakukk

Kim Ventrella is the debut author of Skeleton Tree (Scholastic, 2017). From the promotional copy:

Twelve-year-old Stanly knows the bone growing in his yard is a little weird, but that’s okay, because now he’ll have the perfect photo to submit to the Young Discoverer’s Competition.  Continue Reading New Voice: Kim Ventrella on Improving Your Writing Skills & Skeleton Tree »

New Voice: Brenda Maier on Making Picture Books Do Double Duty & The Little Red Fort

New Voice: Brenda Maier on Making Picture Books Do Double Duty & The Little Red Fort

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By Traci Sorell

I’m overjoyed to feature The Little Red Fort by author Brenda Maier and illustrator Sonia Sánchez (Scholastic, 2018) here on Cynsations.

This new picture book is a contemporary retelling of The Little Red Hen, featuring spunky Ruby and her three brothers who are not interested in helping her build a fort.

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