Beth Anderson, Children's Writer

Reader, Writer, Miner of Moments

September 9, 2016

Welcoming back Perfect Picture Book Friday with The Bear and the Piano … More The Bear and the Piano

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Mining for Heart: “Heart in Action—Louder than Words”
Mining for Heart: “Heart in Picture Books: A Treasure Map to Emotional Resonance” by Kim Tomsic
Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey to the Stars
Behind the Scenes: “The Urgency of Oral History” by Rich and Sandra Wallace
Swashby and the Sea
Behind the Scenes: “Collaborating with an Illustrator” by Andrea Wang
Flying Frogs and Walking Fish
Behind the Scenes: “Best Practices for Reaching Out (or Not!) to Biography Subjects” by Emma Bland Smith
Behind the Scenes: “How Waiting Saved My Writing Career” by Kirsti Call
Mining for Heart: “Family Connection” by Hope Lim
Behind the Scenes: “Connecting the Past to the Present with Back Matter” by Colleen Paeff
Special Feature: “Where Writing Begins” with Tina Barrett, Kindergarten Teacher!
Behind the Scenes: “Kid Friendly Facts” by Chana Stiefel
Behind the Scenes: “BACK MATTER? How a Character-Driven Picture Book Became Informational Fiction,” by Julie Rowan-Zoch
Behind the Scenes: “Mining Your Mentor Texts” by Lindsey McDivitt