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17 Apr Marzieh Abbas A DUPATTA IS… and a GIVEAWAY!

Posted at 13:34h in kid lit, picture books, Uncategorized by Ellen Leventhal 7 Comments

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Happy Monday! I'm thrilled to have PBSpree sister, the talented Marzieh Abbas on the blog today. She has written A DUPATTA IS...

31 Oct Jacqueline Jules, THE PORRIDGE-POT GOBLIN, and a Giveaway!

Posted at 13:41h in children's literature, humor, illustrator, kid lit, picture books, writing process by Ellen Leventhal 12 Comments

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Happy Halloween! You may be surrounded by pumpkins, candy, and a few witches, but the book we'll be chatting about today is filled with GOBLINS! I am so excited to welcome the incredible and prolific author Jacqueline Jules to Writing Outside the Lines today. Because of...

13 Sep Razeena Omar Gutta and HANA’S HUNDREDS OF HIJABS plus a GIVEAWAY!

Posted at 12:47h in authors, children's literature, kid lit, picture books, publishing by Ellen Leventhal 3 Comments

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EL: I'm thrilled to welcome to Razeena Omar Gutta, all the way from Brisbane, Australia! She's here to chat about her wonderful debut picture book, HANA'S HUNDREDS OF HIJABS. It's coming out on September 20 and ready for pre-sale NOW! I totally enjoyed reading this...

25 Aug Commemorating the “Almost Original” FLOOD OF KINDNESS and a GIVEAWAY!

Posted at 06:46h in children's literature, empathy, flood clean up, floods, friendship, Houston, kid lit, kindness, memories, nature, picture books, reflection, Texas, tropical storm, writing by Ellen Leventhal 14 Comments

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Dear Readers, I usually post interviews about other kid-lit creators, but today, the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, I'd like to tell you a little about the background of our book, A FLOOD OF KINDNESS. I know the book is not new, but I hope it's...

17 May Candace Spizzirri and a Great Giveaway!

Posted at 13:48h in authors, children's literature, environment, illustrator, kid lit, picture books by Ellen Leventhal 4 Comments

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Welcome, everyone! I've said before that writing can be a lonely endeavor with lots of highs and lows and twists and turns. But on this journey, I also get to meet incredible people along the way. So, I was thrilled to meet Candace Spizzirri and...

29 Nov The Many Hats of Ann Koffsky

Posted at 14:47h in authors, chapter books, children's literature, illustrator, kid lit, picture books by Ellen Leventhal 2 Comments

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EL: I'm thrilled to have the multi-talented Ann Koffsky on the blog today. I usually have the featured image of the author, not her book, but this bright purple cover of Kayla and Kugel's Happy Hanukkah made me smile, so I decided to put that...

01 Oct Happy Book Birthday to Laurie Smollett Kutscera and MAYA’S TREASURE!

Posted at 13:21h in authors, children's literature, critique groups, friendship, illustrator, kid lit, nature, picture books, publishing by Ellen Leventhal 10 Comments

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[video width="2000" height="1294" mp4="https://ellenleventhal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Happy-Birthday-Book-3.mp4"][/video] I'm excited to celebrate the book birthday of Maya's Treasure, a gorgeous book by my friend, author/illustrator, Laurie Smollett Kutscera! If you've read this blog before, you'll know that I am in absolute awe of author/illustrators, and Laurie is no exception. Her...

28 Jun SITA SINGH, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, AND A GIVEAWAY!

Posted at 14:31h in authors, children's literature, kid lit, peacocks, picture books by Ellen Leventhal 6 Comments

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I'm thrilled to welcome my friend, Sita Singh, to "Writing Outside the Lines." Sita and I are in the marketing group, The Picture Book Scribblers, together, and as I've said many times, one of the best things about writing children's books is the friends we...

09 Jun Author Laura Roettiger and a Giveaway

Posted at 13:54h in authors, children's literature, kid lit, picture books, science, Uncategorized by Ellen Leventhal 17 Comments

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Whenever anyone asks me the best part of writing for children, my answer is "Connection." I love connecting with kids through school visits (I cannot wait to get back to in-person visits!) and connecting with so many wonderful people who write and/or illustrate kids' books....

12 May Writer and Agent, Kaitlyn Sanchez and a Giveaway!

Posted at 14:23h in authors, children's literature, critique groups, kid lit, writing process by Ellen Leventhal 111 Comments

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Welcome, Kaitlyn! I'm thrilled to have you here on "Writing Outside the Lines." I can't remember exactly where we "met" in the "kidlit-osphere", but we've been friends for a while now. (Unfortunately, we haven't met in person, and we need to remedy that at some...