Tag: picture books
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SHUTTERBUG Blog Tour
Pink Umbrella is jazzed to announce the SHUTTERBUG blog tour, which will run January 14-23, 2020. Interested bloggers should email us at pinkumbrellabooks@gmail.com or post in the comments below. ABOUT THE BOOK: When Tinseltown hits a dry spell, a down-on-his-luck drifter and his lightning bug buddy turn 1930s Hollywood…
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The Red Pen: Meter Matters!
Children’s books are deceptively easy. On the surface, the formula seems tried (or is it trite?) and true: a lovable character, a plot thinner than a fruit roll-up, a handful of sing-song nonsense words and a rhyming dictionary are all you need, right? If only! Let’s face it—if writing good kid lit really was that…