It's time to welcome Emma Pearl to The Backstory with her picture book debut, MENDING THE MOON (Page Street Kids, 2022) with...

It is my pleasure to welcome Morissa Rubin and her debut, DOT, DOT, POLKA DOT (POW! Kids Books, 2022) to The Backstory today. Morissa is...

I am excited to kick off a brand new year of The Backstory and to do so with someone I consider to be a kidlit friend, Kelly Swemba....

The Backstory welcomes Francie Dekker with her picture book, OUR WORLD OF DUMPLINGS (Little Bee Books, 2022) with illustrations by Sarah...

I am thrilled to welcome Rebecca Kraft Rector to the blog today with her latest picture book, LITTLE RED AND THE BIG BAD EDITOR (Aladdin,...

It is my pleasure to welcome Stephanie Wildman and her picture book, TREASURE HUNT (Lawley Publishing, 2022) with illustrations by...

Inspired by a Twitter exchange between my friend, the amazing author of A COSTUME FOR CHARLY, CK Malone and the Godfather of CookiePitch...

I am thrilled to welcome Monica Acker and her debut picture book, BRAVE LIKE MOM (Beaming Books, 2022) with illustrations by Paran Kim to...

I am so happy to welcome back Valerie Bolling to #TheBackstory. Valerie is one of the most generous and hardworking members of the...

Rebecca Gardyn Levington joins The Backstory today with her idea-inspiring picture book, BRAINSTORM! (Sleeping Bear Press, 2022) with...

I love when friends come back to visit with new books and that is exactly what we have today. Ana Sequeira has returned with the latest...

Sarah Bagley Steele joins us today on The Backstory to share the inspiration behind her debut picture book, THE HAPPIEST KID (Yeehoo...

I am excited to welcome kidlit friend and amazing rhymer, Jocelyn Watkinson to the blog. She is here today to share the story behind her...

After a few weeks off, The Backstory has returned and is thrilled to welcome Terry Catasús Jennings and her most recent book, THE LITTLE...

Jennifer Wolf Kam joins us today with her debut picture book, UNTIL THE BLUEBERRIES GROW (PJ Library, 2022) with illustrations by Sally...

Prepare to go bananas for this week's backstory feature! Today we have Carrie Tillotson joining us with her picture book, Counting to...

I am excited to welcome Laura K. Zimmermann to The Backstory today. She is here to share the story behind the story of her debut picture...

I am so excited to welcome June Smalls to The Backstory today to share all about her latest picture book, HE LEADS: MOUNTAIN GORILLA, THE...

I am thrilled to welcome Kimberly Wilson to the blog today to share the story behind her picture book, A PENNY'S WORTH (Page Street Kids,...

Today on The Backstory, Shirin Shamsi joins us with her latest picture book, ZAHRA'S BLESSING: A RAMADAN STORY (Barefoot Books, 2022)...