Events and News

EVENTS

2024 TLA Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas

• April 18, 2024 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Author Panel Discussion — Writing Authentically: Connecting with Young Readers and Encouraging Young Writers

AWARDS/LISTS

Dusk Explorers, Amazon Editors’ Pick, Best Books Ages 3-5

Dusk Explorers Chosen for Best Children’s Books of the Year list with Outstanding Merit (2021 Edition) by Bank Street College of Education

SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner 2021 for Dusk Explorers

NEWS

Picture Books About the Joy of Books and Reading, readingmiddlegrade.com, Jan. 24, 2023

Creativity, www.bigbooksforlittlehands.com, Nov. 1, 2022

Book Corner: Books to Take You Off the Beaten Path, By Darcie Caswell, The Free Lance-Star, July 4, 2022

Baraboo Celebrates Start of Library Expansion, By Bridget Cooke, Baraboo News Republic, April 29, 2022

So You Want to Build a Library…NEW Book & 3 Makerspace Extension Activities, vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com, Oct. 28, 2021

“34 Picture Books That Will Teach Your Kid to Love the World They Inhabit,” by Olivia Hinebaugh, romper.com, July 31, 2021 

Rights Report, www.publishersweekly.com, Oct. 19, 2020

“25 Books About Simple Outdoor Pleasures,” by Lydia Rueger, Colorado Parent Magazine, August 2020

“Celebrating a Magic Time for Kids,” by Vicky Smith, Kirkus Magazine, June 8, 2020

“Keep Kids Busy With Great Books for Summer,” by Sharyn Vane, Austin American-Statesman, May 29, 2020

“Guest Interview: Author Lindsay Leslie Interviews Illustrator Ellen Rooney,” Cynsations, May 14, 2020

“Stack Overflow: To Infinity … and Beyond!” by Jonathan Liu, Geekdad, July 22, 2019