I am thrilled to welcome Monica Acker and her debut picture book, BRAVE LIKE MOM (Beaming Books, 2022) with illustrations by Paran Kim to The Backstory. Read on to learn the inspiration behind this beautiful book about what being brave really means and for your chance to win a PB critique from Monica. Welcome to The Backstory and thank you for joining us and sharing the inspiration behind BRAVE LIKE MOM. First off, please tell us a little bit about your story. BRAVE LIKE MOM

I am so happy to welcome back Valerie Bolling to #TheBackstory. Valerie is one of the most generous and hardworking members of the kidlit community and she is on a publication roll, with several titles published and more in the works. Today Valerie joins us to share the story behind her latest title, RIDE, ROLL, RUN: TIME FOR FUN! (Abrams Appleseed, 2022) with illustrations by Sebrina Khadija. Welcome to The Backstory and thank you for joining us and sharing the inspiration