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When Life Gives You Those Sour Lemons, Turn Those Personal Challenges Into a Sweet Children’s Picture Book

Author Candicee Childs shares her journey to turn personal challenges into a picture book for young readers to enjoy and find inspiration.
The post When Life Gives You Those Sour Lemons, Turn Those Personal Challenges Into a Sweet Children’s Picture Book appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/when-life-gives-you-those-sour-lemons-turn-those-personal-challenges-into-a-sweet-childrens-picture-book

#Childrens #Genre #WriteBetterFiction #picturebook #picturebookauthor

Frog and Toad Together: A Newbery Honor Award Winner "Five tales that are a masterpiece of child-styled humor and sensitivity" Sale: $5.99 to $2.99 by Arnold Lobel Rating: 4.8/5 (2,349 Reviews) #FrogAndToad #ChildrensBooks #Friendship #EarlyReader #Classic #PictureBook #BookSky

Frog and Toad Together: A Newb...

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,795 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #Reading #Music #School #Children #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,795 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #Reading #Music #School #Children #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,795 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #Reading #Music #School #Children #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,795 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #Reading #Music #School #Children #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

Four stars:

Dinosaur Comes to Town by Gene Darby and Art Seiden (Illustrator) (1963) is what it says on the tin. A dinosaur comes to a town to do something.

From the cover we can see it's an upright dinosaur, meaning probably a predator. Art Seiden drew the creature in the posture previously given to T-rex type dinosaurs before the connection to modern day birds was made. It's also drawn to be kaiju sized bringing to mind Godzilla or similar.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_04/dinosaur_comes_to_town.html

#bookstodon #PictureBook #dinosaur
@bookstodon

Five stars:

Lena the Chicken by Linda Bailey and K-Fai Steele (Illustrator) (2025) is a review book I was offered via LibraryThing back in October. For whatever reason, the publisher waited until March to send me a copy (well after getting scolded by LibraryThing for not reviewing it in a timely manner). So here we are, now finally reviewing it.

The book's subtitle is But really a dinosaur. It's about how brave, feisty, and territorial Lena is. She sees herself as more t-rex than chicken and loves to make herself and her opinions known.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_04/lena_the_chicken.html

#bookstodon #PictureBook #chickens
@bookstodon

A joyful bilingual picture book filled with color, family, and discovery 🌿 Wonder in the Garden by Talia Aikens-Nunez is a beautiful celebration of language and everyday moments.

Read my full review:
https://ginaraemitchell.com/wonder-in-the-garden-review/

#ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #BilingualBooks #BookReview #GinaRaeMitchell @GoddessFishPromotions

https://ginaraemitchell.com/wonder-in-the-garden-review/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

You can now buy Ferald's Picture Book (hardcover or paperback) on AMAZON! www.amazon.com/dp/1972549502 #kids #books #children #childrenbook #picturebook

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,788 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #SEL #Music #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,788 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #SEL #Music #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,788 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #SEL #Music #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,788 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #SEL #Music #BookSky

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...

I Love You—But You Drive Me Crazy! "A Children’s Books About Emotions, Feelings and Anger Management (Sammy Bird)" Sale: $1.99 to FREE by V Moua Rating: 4.5/5 (1,300 Reviews) #ChildrensBooks #Emotions #Bedtime #Parenting #PictureBook #Family #Reading #AngerManagement #Kids #Humor #BookSky

I Love You—But You Drive Me Cr...

Book Review: You Know I'm Here by Jon Raider
#ReaderCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookCommunity #Reading #Books #BookReview #grief #picturebook

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/03/13/book-review-you-know-im-here-by-jon-raider/

Craig Sheather reaches new heights with his picture book publishing

Craig Sheather is a freelance writer and journalist specialising in the great outdoors. But when travel restrictions limited his writing opportunities, he decided to reinvent himself – taking the Reinvent Yourself course at the Australian Writers' Centre. Feeling inspired, he went on to do two courses for writing for kids: Writing Picture Books and Laugh […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/craig-sheather-picture-book-author-the-incredible-true-story-of-sparky-the-wonder-puppy/

#AlumniStudentsuccessstories #creative #graduatesuccess #picturebook

Five stars:

Carrot Nose by Jan Wahl and James Marshall (Illustrator) is the 1970s version of A Bad Case of Stripes or the 2000's Pinkalicious. This time, though, it's a rabbit, his boredom with carrots and a carrot elf.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_02/carrot_nose.html

#bookstodon #pictureBook #VintageBook
@bookstodon

I got my precious back, after 25 years! #SonyVaio #PCGC1 #PictureBook #Transmeta (mine was a UK 2nd Gen model, purchased new in year 2000, this is a Japanese 3rd Gen) #RetroComputing #RetroComputers

Four stars:

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon (1998) is about a girl who suffers the consequences of trying to fit in. Like Pinkalicious the solution to the problem is vegetables; in Camilla's case it's specifically lima beans.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_02/bad_case_of_stripes.html

#bookstodon #PictureBook
@bookstodon

My reading in recent months has been trains and badgers. This is Thaddeus Badger from Unsettling Salad! by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown (Illustrator). It just released.

#reading #pictureBook #badger #bookstodon
@bookstodon

Frog and Toad Are Friends "The endearing pair hop along through five enchanting stories, looking for lost buttons, greeting the spring, and waiting for mail." Sale: $5.99 to $2.99 by Arnold Lobel Rating: 4.8/5 (4,291 Reviews) #Childrens #Books #Friendship #Reading #Classic #PictureBook #BookSky

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Always a pleasure to be involved with the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize. Delighted to announce the longlist today. Congratulations to all writers who completed a story and entered, and to those who have been longlisted.

Good luck going into the next round. The shortlist will be announced on Friday.

#WritingCommunity
#Writingcompetition
#PictureBook
#KidLit
@bookstodon

Frog and Toad Are Friends A Caldecott Honor Award Winner from the Classic Animal Friendship and Adventure Series Sale: $5.99 to $2.99 by Arnold Lobel Rating: 4.8/5 (4,278 Reviews) #Children #Books #Friendship #Reading #Classics #PictureBook #EarlyReader #BookSky

Frog and Toad Are Friends: A C...

#Recommendation #liminalspace

Hey,

if you like liminal space photography, the book
Abandoned Australia
might be for you. Features some pages that fit this subject perfectly.

See here https://jonglezpublishing.com/product/abandoned-australia/

Sascha

#Australia #Picturebook #Photography

B is for Breathe: ABCs of Coping with Fussy & Frustrating Feelings "Strategies to help a child find their own way of coping with emotions" $4.99 to FREE Melissa Boyd 4.7/5 (2,568 Reviews) #Parenting #Kids #Emotions #Mindfulness #Children #PictureBook #Wellness #BookSky

B is for Breathe: The ABCs of ...

B is for Breathe: ABCs of Coping with Fussy & Frustrating Feelings "Strategies to help a child find their own way of coping with emotions" $4.99 to FREE Melissa Boyd 4.7/5 (2,568 Reviews) #Parenting #Kids #Emotions #Mindfulness #Children #PictureBook #Wellness #BookSky https://amzn.to/4sFXuAE

Illustration from "The Crazy Car Caper," a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #illustration #picturebook #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #drawing #drawings #car #cars #automobile #automobiles #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #artwork #arting #adventure #caper

Illustration from "The Crazy Car Caper," a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #illustration #picturebook #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #drawing #drawings #car #cars #automobile #automobiles #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #artwork #arting #adventure #caper

Illustration from "The Crazy Car Caper," a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #illustration #picturebook #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #drawing #drawings #car #cars #automobile #automobiles #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #artwork #arting #adventure #caper

Illustration from "The Crazy Car Caper," a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #illustration #picturebook #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #drawing #drawings #car #cars #automobile #automobiles #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #artwork #arting #adventure #caper

Illustration from "The Crazy Car Caper," a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #illustration #picturebook #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #drawing #drawings #car #cars #automobile #automobiles #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #artwork #arting #adventure #caper

More success for children’s author Jo Dabrowski

Before she even had kids, AWC graduate Jo Dabrowski loved buying and reading picture books and dreamed of one day being a published author herself. Today, those dreams are firmly a reality! Since completing Writing Picture Books at the Australian Writers' Centre, Jo has been on a…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/jo-dabrowski-childrens-author/

#AlumniStudentsuccessstories #creative #graduatesuccess #picturebook

Illustration for "Adventures with Supercar!" a picture book I wrote in my childhood. 1960s. #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #pictures #picturebook #picturebooks #illustations #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #penciļsketch #pencilsketches #coloredpencildrawing #draw

Illustration for "Adventures with Supercar!" a picture book I wrote in my childhood. 1960s. #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #pictures #picturebook #picturebooks #illustations #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #penciļsketch #pencilsketches #coloredpencildrawing #draw

Illustration for "Adventures with Supercar!" a picture book I wrote in my childhood. 1960s. #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #pictures #picturebook #picturebooks #illustations #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #penciļsketch #pencilsketches #coloredpencildrawing #draw

Illustration for "Adventures with Supercar!" a picture book I wrote in my childhood. 1960s. #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #pictures #picturebook #picturebooks #illustations #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #penciļsketch #pencilsketches #coloredpencildrawing #draw

Illustration for "Adventures with Supercar!" a picture book I wrote in my childhood. 1960s. #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #pictures #picturebook #picturebooks #illustations #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #penciļsketch #pencilsketches #coloredpencildrawing #draw

Illustration from a picture book I wrote in childhood, "Adventure with Supercar!" 1960s. #child #childhood #children #books #childrensbook #childrensbooks #childhoodcreativity #creativity #picturebook #picturebooks #illustration #drawing #pencildrawing #pencil #coloredpencils

Illustration from a picture book I wrote in childhood, "Adventure with Supercar!" 1960s. #child #childhood #children #books #childrensbook #childrensbooks #childhoodcreativity #creativity #picturebook #picturebooks #illustration #drawing #pencildrawing #pencil #coloredpencils

Illustration from a picture book I wrote in childhood, "Adventure with Supercar!" 1960s. #child #childhood #children #books #childrensbook #childrensbooks #childhoodcreativity #creativity #picturebook #picturebooks #illustration #drawing #pencildrawing #pencil #coloredpencils

Illustration from a picture book I wrote in childhood, "Adventure with Supercar!" 1960s. #child #childhood #children #books #childrensbook #childrensbooks #childhoodcreativity #creativity #picturebook #picturebooks #illustration #drawing #pencildrawing #pencil #coloredpencils

Illustration from a picture book I wrote in childhood, "Adventure with Supercar!" 1960s. #child #childhood #children #books #childrensbook #childrensbooks #childhoodcreativity #creativity #picturebook #picturebooks #illustration #drawing #pencildrawing #pencil #coloredpencils

Illustration from "Life . . . in the FUTURE!" a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #child #children #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #book #books #picturebook #picturebooks #drawing #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #coloredpencildrawing #sketch

Illustration from "Life . . . in the FUTURE!" a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #child #children #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #book #books #picturebook #picturebooks #drawing #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #coloredpencildrawing #sketch

Illustration from "Life . . . in the FUTURE!" a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #child #children #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #book #books #picturebook #picturebooks #drawing #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #coloredpencildrawing #sketch

Illustration from "Life . . . in the FUTURE!" a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #child #children #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #book #books #picturebook #picturebooks #drawing #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #coloredpencildrawing #sketch

Illustration from "Life . . . in the FUTURE!" a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #child #children #childhood #childhoodcreativity #creativity #book #books #picturebook #picturebooks #drawing #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #coloredpencildrawing #sketch

All about DUCKS! Learn and laugh and sing along!
When three itty-bitty ducklings show up on their doorstep, Claire and John learn how to care for them and keep them safe. Quack by Laurel McHargue will become "A real favorite."
#childrensbooks #picturebook #christmasiscoming
https://www.amazon.com/QUACK-Lucky-Ducks-Laurel-McHargue/dp/1945837071/

Illustration from "The Girl from A.U.N.T.I.E.--a Spy Thriller" a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #childhood #childrensbook #childrensbooks #childrensliterature #literature #book #books #illustratedbooks #illustratiions #picturebook #picturebooks #library #reading