News and a single opinion from Amanda on 14th March 2021

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14th March 2021

Include Mental Health Books for Kids This National Reading Month
11 Books To Help Explain Baby Loss And Sibling Loss To Kids - 
Sonia Thompson’s blogs of the week, 8 March 2021
Cathy Hirano: Translation is a door to another world
A powerhouse picture book for springtime reading
Nonprofit Provides Books to Underserved Children
Indoor activities to keep the kids entertained this weekend
Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Hafiz Karnataki

News but no opinions on 13th March 2021

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13th March 2021

Picture book tackles courage in the face of danger

Children’s Books: ‘The Age of Dinosaurs’ Review

Author Maya’s sound reasoning

Prestatyn author's children's novel discusses financial hardship and bullying

News and another single opinion on 12th March 2021

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12th March 2021

Children’s Books Ireland Awards; AIS creative writing award; Irish Times Eason offer
28 Classic Children’s Books That Every Kid Should Read
Vibrant Children’s Book Takes Readers Through an Imaginative Underwater Adventure
How To Write & Publish a Best-Selling Children's Book - Amanda's comment: I bet it's not free or easy to take this, but Amanda is gonna try and remember to read the article more fully later on - you watch her forget though! lol
New children’s book to educate kids and families about digital wellbeing
Father/daughter duo write children's book promoting positive behavior in the classroom
'Call Me Max': a children's book about a transgender boy stirs controversy at Eanes ISD

Are you an under-represented author in the UK?

I've just spotted that the Lindsay Literary Agency is offering a scholarship to the Virtual Writer's weekend of 2021 and the scholarship is open to unagented UK writers in under-represented groups.

 

All the information you need is on the website, so if this sounds like something that's right up your street then make sure you have a read and apply before the closing date.

 

News and an opinion for 10th March 2021

10th March 2021

  Writing Black Lives Matter: Maxine Beneba Clarke and Angie Thomas on their latest books for children and young people
  Local author shares her passion of children’s books, publication process with community
  How do writers of children’s books meet their readers during a pandemic?
  Summer Reading Challenge to have Wild World Heroes theme
  Why I Share My Family’s Life With Dravet Syndrome
  Almondsbury girl has story published after winning writing competition
  'Use dyslexia as a superpower': Sioux Falls mom writes children's book as dyslexia resource - Amanda's comment: WTG that mum! I wish her oodles of success with her book and I hope that your son can spread the word amongst his peers too! Keep writing and supporting your son and other children with dyslexia!
  Children's author/illustrators team up on prize-winning books for early readers
  Fiction for older children – reviews
  8 FASCINATING KIDS’ BOOKS LIKE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
  How You Can Save The Planet and When We Went Wild children’s book reviews
  North Yorkshire’s long-running Home Library Service is an integral part of the county’s social support system and during the coronavirus lockdown, it has provided a lifeline for more residents.

News has re-started for 8th March 2021

Amanda made a mistake with her understanding, which is now sorted out, so the mostly daily news can restart now... yaaay!  

Amanda's newest book was released on Amazon overnight too, so it's a double celebration! You can pick up your eBook and paperback version whenever you want!

Let's get on with the news now though lol:

'It's a moral decision': Dr Seuss books are being 'recalled' not cancelled, expert says
11 lesser-known children’s books that reinforce gender equality
Children’s book of the week: Shades of Scarlet by Anne Fine
Doctor dad who died from brain tumour wrote two books for his young son as a last heartbreaking gift
How a Coventry plasterer became a successful children's author
North Devon author reveals all about new children's book
MKE mom writes children's book to lift up the voice of her autistic daughter

Full steam ahead!

I'm in the final stages of what I've been talking about in the exclusive members only area for a little while now.  It's been a huuuuge learning curve but the end is in sight now!

 

My members will be the first people to have access to this "thing" as soon as it's sorted, so now would be a good time to apply to be a member if you want early access to it too! 

 

Apologies for the radio silence, but it's a necessary thing for me right now.  I'll pop in every now and then for things like this, but it won't be daily for a while yet... my members will still have access to the updates within the members area whenever I make them, but it'll be radio silence for a while longer for my visitors who aren't members.