Welcome to Picture Book Spotlight! Ahhhhh...the end of July. Harry Potter's birthday. The death of summer fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And back to school commercials and store displays in full swing, subsequently triggering all teachers... This of course includes myself. Sweet freedom is but a few weeks from ending. But if I'm totally honest, I get a little excited when August rolls around because I actually love teaching. Each new school year is a chance to

Happy Tuesday and welcome to Picture Book Spotlight! Ahhhhhhh...can you smell it? The leaves are falling. The caldrons are bubbling. And you're probably drinking things infused with pumpkin. You know what that means... The inevitability of winter. Also PBCritiqueFest! My hope was to make this an annual event but I had serious doubts of gathering a team of participants in all this craziness. Who would have time to commit to donating a critique? This roller coaster year has bee

Author-Illustrator Spotlight: DJ Corchin Happy Tuesday and welcome to Picture Book Spotlight! Quick plug for #PBCritiqueFest! PB Spotlight will continue hosting this unique annual critique celebration with a few dozen authors, illustrators, and agents. More info will be coming in the next few weeks! Today's theme is all about that ugly little word we all know very well and hate very much. No. Nope. Not now. Not this. Not that. Never. Absolutely not. Try again. Denied. Maybe n