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Nonfiction Books and the Creative Process [Part 1]

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books When we think about the creative process, fiction often comes to mind. After all, what’s more creative than making up stuff?! Yet as nonfiction authors and illustrators can tell you, the process of making a nonfiction picture book incorporates a good measure of creativity as well. […]Read more

When Mom Edits Children’s Books

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books For my final post of 2017, I decided to interview my two children to find out what they think about having a mom whose job is to help make books for kids.Read more

The Art of Cover Design: Zoo Scientists to the Rescue

By Emily Harris, Senior Graphic Designer I had the honor of designing the cover to Zoo Scientists to the Rescue, written by Patricia Newman, with photographs by Annie Crawley. Zoo Scientists to the Rescue is a new nonfiction book for middle-grade readers that highlights three scientists who are working to save endangered species. You can learn more […]Read more

Zoo Scientists to the Rescue: From the Cutting Room Floor

By Senior Production Designer Erica Johnson Photographer Annie Crawley, senior graphic designer Emily Harris, and I had a great time putting together Zoo Scientists to the Rescue, a nonfiction book for middle-grade readers that Annie created with author Patricia Newman. Zoo Scientists highlights three scientists who are working to save endangered species. You can learn more about the […]Read more

The Civil Rights Movement and the Power of Teen Girl Activists

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books I was fascinated from the moment author Heather E. Schwartz first mentioned a group of black teen girls protesting for their civil rights in Georgia in 1963. These teen girl activists were locked up in a Civil War-era stockade in Leesburg, Georgia. What stood […]Read more

A Ballet Teacher’s Advice for Authors and Illustrators

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books I’ve loved ballet since I was a child, and I still enjoy taking a ballet class whenever I can. My teacher, Lisa Erickson at Zenon Dance, is fantastic, and her tips for becoming a better dancer apply to far more than just ballet class. […]Read more

A National Dictionary Day Q&A with Noah Webster

Happy National Dictionary Day! We asked Noah Webster, star and editor of Noah Webster’s Fighting Words, to answer a few questions in honor of the occasion. (Author Tracy Nelson Maurer might have helped him out a bit.)Read more

Poetry Picture Book Cover Reveal: CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR?

Happy cover reveal day to Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship! This poetry picture book was written by Charles Waters and Irene Latham and illustrated by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls. The book will be released on January 1, 2018, and Irene and Charles are sharing two of the poems from the book […]Read more

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Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA

Discover great new books to read this September.Read more

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