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Springtime Storks: A Migration Love Story

Clever Holiday Gift Pairings for Young Readers

November 24, 2025 by Carol Joy Munro 4 Comments

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Books make great holiday gifts. But paired with the perfect something? Well, then, that’s bound to result in bigger smiles. Here are some book pairings we recommend. SPRINGTIME STORKS: A MIGRATION LOVE STORY Katerina and Luka, two majestic, mated white storks, are migrating when Katerina falls from the sky, wounded by a hunter. Nearby, a […]

Filed Under: book promotion, Book Recommendations, KidLit Works Tagged With: A Season for Fishin': A Fish Fry Tradition, Before I Lived Here, Carol Joy Munro, Gabriele Davis, KidLit Works, Our Joyful Noise, Pamela Courtney, picture books, Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story, Springtime Storks: A Migration Love Story, Stacy S. Jensen, Sylvia Chen

Writing Picture Books: Draft It in Free Verse First!

May 9, 2025 by Carol Joy Munro 3 Comments

As a poet, I write in many forms, depending on what the subject matter calls for. But when something suddenly inspires me, and often in answer to a prompt submitted by a member of my writing group, my go-to is free verse. In fact, a prompt in my group inspired a poem that became my […]

Filed Under: Writing & Revision Tips Tagged With: Carol Joy Munro, Craig Stanley, Dear Tree Frog, Diana Sudyka, Erin E. Stead, free verse, Gabriele Davis, Hannah Holt, If You Want to See a Whale, Jack Fleck, Jane Yolen, Joyce Sidman, Julie Fogliano, Laetitia Devernay, Melanie Cataldo, Mud to the Rescue: How Animals Use Mud to Thrive and Survive, Our Joyful Noise, picture books, See This Little Dot, Springtime Storks: A Migration Love Story, Tanya Konerman, The Diamond and the Boy

A Book By Any Other Name…

February 6, 2025 by Stacy S. Jensen 2 Comments

Author Stacy S. Jensen and Kidlit Works members discuss how titles for their picture books evolved.

Filed Under: book promotion, KidLit Works, Writing & Revision Tips Tagged With: A Season for Fishin': A Fish Fry Tradition, And Then Came You, AWE-SAMOSAS!, Before I Lived Here, Carol Joy Munro, Christina Shawn, Gabriele Davis, Good Knight, Marzieh Abbas, Noura's Crescent Moon, Our Joyful Noise, Pamela Courtney, picture books, Sara Holly Ackerman, Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story, Springtime Storks: A Migration Love Story, Stacy S. Jensen, Sylvia Chen, Titles, Tricky Chopsticks, Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver, Zainab Khan

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