The Author and Illustrator Showcase
The Author Showcase is a special sponsored category dedicated to bringing awareness to as many children’s book authors and illustrators as possible, including mainstream, indie, and self-published authors and illustrators.
It’s time to foster a deeper awareness of the many authors and illustrators that are out there creating books for our young readers. This is your chance to discover many unexpected delights. Among the many Author Showcase articles on The Children’s Book Review, you can discover book reviews, author and illustrator interviews, book summaries, book trailers, and book related articles. All ages and genres are covered.
Here’s a little taste of what you can uncover in the Author Showcase:
Stand Up and Whistle, by Phyllis Perry | Dedicated Review
Award-Winning Neurologist Featured on NPR and PBS Publishes Book Teaching Kids About the Brain
Carolyn Lunn Discusses Tomas and the Galapagos Adventure
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Janet Morris Grimes, finalist in the American Christian Writer Carol Awards Solomon’s Porch, has released her first children’s book: Do Your Best, Tess!
Do Your Best, Tess, is the first in the Character is a Choice! series. Janet Morris Grimes shares her goals for the book and the series as a whole.
Set in the golden age of classic Hollywood, Harvey’s Dressing Up the Stars tells the true story of one of the women who helped make the magic happen.
Written from the point of view of a retriever, Mrs. R. Snugglesworth is a hilarious dog’s-eye exploration of family, friendship, and problem-solving.
Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions explores divorce, broken friendships, and bullying through the metaphor of comic book heroes and villains.
What makes a Sukkot to remember? Sukkah-Doodle-Doo! is both joyous and instructive—sure to get any reader in the sukkah mood.
Joseph Gergen’s Theo and Sprout: A Journey of Growth is funny and philosophical—a great combination for advanced readers and thinkers.
Holi Colors is a humorous, gentle story about the classic Indian festival of Holi, told in the context of a modern-day family and their holiday preparations.
The Vaahana Tale is a humorous story based on traditional Hindu mythology and told in the style of an instructive animal fable.
Written by a developmental psychologist and a social worker, Charlotte’s Shadow offers an accessible way into conversations about disability and inclusion.