Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators

Article about “Combating Unauthorized YouTube Videos of Children’s Books”

Author: May 16, 2022

Recently, I had trouble with people posting unauthorized YouTube readings of my award-winning picture book about bullying How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, 2006; 6th edition 2018). I wrote an essay about this problem: “Combating Unauthorized YouTube Videos of…
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Advice for Writers, Children's Literature, Marketing Books, Plagiarism, Social Media, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

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How the Moon Regained Her Shape on SCBWI’s Reading List for books for children about mental health

Author: May 7, 2022

My award-winning fiction picture book about bullying, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, 2006; 6th edition 2018), is on the May 2022 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Reading List on the theme of Mental Health Awareness. See…
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Bullying, Children's Literature, Listings in Encyclopedias and Other Platforms, Literature, mental health, Picture Book, Psychological Issues, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

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Three Authors of Books for Children Autographing at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids MI on Thursday, December 12, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Author: December 12, 2019

Parent Shop Night on Thursday, December 12, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.—Meet Michigan children’s book authors Janet Ruth Heller, Jayne M. Rose-Vallee, and Kenneth Kraegel!  Their books will be available for purchase and autographing.  Janet will be autographing…
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Autographing, Book Fairs, Books, Bullying, Chapter Book, Children's Literature, Fiction, Multicultural Literature, Picture Book, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators