© Leila Nabih  June 6, 2024 vol. 23 The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Leila Nabih. Picture Book Giveaway We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!, by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen (Eifrig Publishing) out now. Enter to win a copy via the Rafflecopter below! About the Book: Mom is co ..read more

© Hương  Nguyễn We are excited to feature Hương Nguyễn and her website banner design for Kidlit411 in our Illustrator Spotlight. Welcome! June 1, 2024 Tell us about yourself and how you came to illustrate for children.   Hi. I am a self-taught illustrator who just started on the illustration path four years ago. I always loved drawing as a child but, growing up in a less privileged family in a rural area of Vietnam, I was encouraged to pursue a “stable” career: becoming a teacher. When I moved to the U.K. and gave birth to my daughter, I suffered from the baby bl ..read more

  © Nicola Schofield May 31, 2024 vol. 22 The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Nicola Schofield. Picture Book Giveaway We are excited to host a giveaway for the picture book, A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen, by Erin Frankel, illustrated by Paola Escobar (Random House Studio 2024 ..read more

  © Sue Macartney May 24, 2024 vol. 21 The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Sue Macartney. Middle Grade Giveaway We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, The Sky King, by Polly Holyoke (Viking Children's Books 2024). Enter to win a copy via the Rafflecopter below!   art © Brandon Dorman About the Book:&nbs ..read more

© Nicola Schofield  May 10, 2024 vol. 19 The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Nicola Schofield. Picture Book Giveaway We are pleased to host a giveaway for the picture book, PEW! The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham, by Cathy Stefanec Ogren, illustrated by Lesley Green (Sleeping Bear Press 2023). Ent ..read more

© Santhya Shenbagam   May 3, 2024 vol 18 The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Santhya Shenbagam. Illustrator Spotlight & Giveaway We are pleased to feature illustrator Deana Sobel Lederman and her website banner design and new book, Morgan (TBR Books) out now. Enter to win a copy in the Rafflecopter below! © Dea ..read more

  © Deana Sobel Lederman  May 1, 2024 We are pleased to feature illustrator Deana Sibel Lederman and her website banner design for Kidlit411 and her upcoming book, Morgan (KBH Books). Enter to win a copy in the Rafflecopter below!   Tell us about yourself and how you came to illustrate for children.   My grandmother was an artist and taught me to paint when I was very young. For as long as I can remember, I have viewed creating children’s books as my life’s work. I love the world of classic children’s books such as Madeline, Frances, Babar, Frederick ..read more

© Hollie Michaels  April 26, 2024 vol. The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Hollie Michaels. Kid Lit News New PEN America Report Finds School Book Bans at Record Levels What's Ahead for Kids' Books in 2024? No One Buy Books Picture Book Giveaway We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, There are No Dragons in This Book, by Donna ..read more

  © Joana Félix April 19, 2024 vol. 16 The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Joana Félix. Middle Grade Giveaway   We are pleased tohost a giveaway of the middle grade novel, Summer at Squee, by Andrea Wang (Kokila), out now. Enter to win a copy via the Rafflecopter below.   art by Karyn Lee, design by Kristie Radwilowicz ..read more

  © Nicole Monahan April 12, 2024 vol. 15 The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations and camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Nicole Monahan. Kid Lit News Sourcebooks Hires Two Editors from HarperCollins Picture Book Giveaway We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, Ladybug Launch: Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space, by Melissa Trempe and Natalia Ojeda ..read more