Welcome to Day 7 of The 7 Days of HoliYAY! #KidLitHoliYAY Gif Stickers by @ohdoodledo_pri Today on the blog, I'm featuring Valerie Bolling, author of the book LET'S DANCE. Let’s Dance! (Boyds Mills & Kane) is Valerie Bolling’s debut picture book. In addition to being an author, Valerie has been a Greenwich Public Schools educator for 27 years. When she taught elementary students, it was difficult to find diverse literature for them. Thus, she is passionate about creating stor

GUEST BLOGGER: Sarah Heaton Thanks for hosting me today Maryna! Gif Sticker by ohdoodledo_pri I’m so thrilled to be here and to be a part of #KidlitHoliYAY! I love the winter holidays, and I love giveaways, so this is the perfect place to be. Even though I love the holidays, I’m a terrible gift giver. I like to think of myself as a giving person, but for some reason I can never come up with good gift ideas during “official” giving times, like birthdays and Christmas. But this

Welcome to Day 1 of The 7 Days of HoliYAY! #KidLitHoliYAY Gif Stickers by @ohdoodledo_pri Today on the blog, I'm featuring the book LET'S DANCE by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Maine Diaz. It's a wonderful picture book that features different countries and various types of dance: Spain: Flamenco India: Kathak Ireland: Irish Stepdancing China: Chinese long-sleeve dance West Africa: Kuku Dance Break Dancing Country Western: Line dancing Cuba: Cha Cha Disco Ballet A few things

It's the holidays, and what better way to celebrate than to do a giveaway? #KidLitHoliYAY Gif Sticker by @ohdoodledo_pri My critique group and I are getting into the giving spirit by doing a week-long giveaway starting Monday, November 30th. Each day, you'll visit a new blog for a chance to win a book or #kidlit prize. The giveaway will close on Sunday evening 12/6, and winners will be announced on Monday, December 7th. Think of it as a fun, blog-hopping experience full of ho