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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This tender picture book tackles a heavy topic—the death of a parent—with unusual gentleness, depicting loss as something that is shared.
A rhyming picture book about a bagel who learns to embrace what makes him different after feeling out of place among the frosted, filled, and sprinkled treats.
Perfect for families living with separation or divorce, Will You Come, Daniella? is touching and thought-provoking.
A gentle and resonant meditation on the fears that come with growing up and facing the world.
Readers will learn all about the fascinating world of honey bees—and about the tricky task of finding your role in the world.
The latest installment in the long-running strange-but-true franchise offers a browsable, day-by-day almanac crammer with weird and wonderful discoveries.
This page-turning adventure explores the friendships, prejudices, and excitement of life in a turn-of-the-century traveling circus.
In this encouraging story about acceptance and finding oneself, Dash has a wish every child will recognize: to be let into the game.
The battle for bedtime is a familiar one in most households, making this picture book both relatable and gently instructive.
Themes of family relationships, poverty, race, and resilience are pushed to new limits by the COVID-19 pandemic setting in this third installment.