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Tag: path_to_publication

Throwback Thursday: Author Interview: Janet Fox: Get Organized Without Losing It

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023

Congratulations to Janet Fox on the publication of Wintergarden, illustrated by Jasu Hu (Neal Porter Books, Nov. 7, 2023). From the promotional copy:

Winter outside the window,
Garden on the sill.

With a little bit of love and care, a few seeds nestled in pots,

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In Memory: Ian Falconer

Posted on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Path to publication stories always intrigue me, especially those that feel very serendipitous. Take, for instance, Ian Falconer‘s Olivia (Atheneum, 2000), a story he originally wrote for his three-year-old niece (also named Olivia) as a Christmas gift in 1996.

“I thought I’d do a little book for her,

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