Julie Fortenberry

NEW! Download a Pearl Paper Doll kit!

Download a Pirate Boy Door Hanger

Download a a Lily Coloring Page

😸 This Picture Book Life —a roundup of book suggestions, crafts, recipes, and other fun stuff.

🎓Each year SCBWI awards one school with an author or illustrator visit and new books. Any school can apply.

✏️Children's book author, Kim Norman has compiled a long (sidebar) roster of authors and illustrators who do school visits, listed by state.

🌍 For free (short) virtual visits go to World Read Aloud Day

🖥 Skype in the Classroom

✒️Need a writing prompt? Pirate Boy is a “What If Story.” Download a template for your own "What If Story.”

⛵️Pirate Crafts

✏️ Looking for fun step by step instructions for drawing animals and people? Visit Ed Emberley!

🎨 Lots of lesson and craft projects

👑 Make a Maid Marian Hat like the one Daphne wears in The Artist and The King.

👩‍🎨 More hat craft ideas here.

😸Click here for step by step instructions for making a mask like Lily’s.
And here for more great craft ideas.

📕Picture book recommendations from PragmaticMom.com

📚Reading Is Fundamental (Lesson plans, Puzzles, Read Alouds & Videos)

🖥Great Websites for Kids is a compilation of sites geared to children from birth to age 14.

🎒Getting ready for kindergarten? Writer/teacher Susie Wilde has picture book recommendations.

📕Visit Dolly Parton's Library

🚌 More picture book suggestions for starting school here.

🎓 And here!

🎤 Cool School Visits —Great advice on doing author visits from someone who's been there.

📚 What does a picture book layout look like? Download a template from Debbie Ohi and clairelordon.blogspot.com.

🗣Visit Julie Danielson for picture book author and illustrator interviews.

🎤And Reading Rockets for video interviews.

💁🏽‍♂️ KidLit 411

✍🏾Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators