Children's author Kashmira Sheth is Wisconsin's many talented and successful writers who are presenting at the Wisconsin Book Festival. Here are the day, time and venues of her events -- both places are in Madison: *Thursday November 8th at 1:30 PM* *Pinney Library* ** *Saturday November 10th at: 1:00 PM* *Meadowridge Library* More information about the Festival schedule is at http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/schedule More Wisconsin writing news at www.wiswriters.org
Talented Children's Authors/Illustrators New Works Listed
WI-SCBWI’s news release lists recent releases of books written/illustrated by Wisconsin authors and illustrators of children’s books. These are all real winners!
‘Herd’ of these new releases by our authors and illustrators? Check ‘em out!
Picture Books:
Railroad Hank by Lisa Moser, Random House Children’s Books, ISBN: 978-0-375-86849-8
Bedtime for Boo illustrated by Bonnie Leick, Random House – Golden Books, ISBN: 978-0375869914
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, Charlesbridge, ISBN: 978-1580892513
Middle Grade and Young Adult:
Cork and Fuzz: No Fooling by Dori Chaconas, Viking, ISBN: 978-0-670-01429-3
The No-Dogs-Allowed Rule by Kashmira Sheth, Albert Whitman, ISBN: 978-0807556948
Malcolm at Midnight by W.H. Beck, Houghton Mifflin, ISBN: 978-0547681009
How to Analyze the Works of Suzanne Collins by Sheila Llanas, ABDO, ISBN: 978-1-61783-456-1
Meet Caroline: An American Girl: Caroline’s Secret Message
A Surprise for Caroline
Caroline Takes a Chance
Caroline’s Battle
Changes For Caroline, by Kathleen Ernst, American Girl, ISBN: 978-1609581008 (Boxed Set of Six Books)
Personal Effects by E. M. Kokie, Candlewick Press, ISBN: 978-0763655273 (Hardcover), 978-1469206523 (Audio Book)
Please visit the Council for Wisconsin Writers website at www.wiswriters.org.
"No-Dogs-Allowed Rule" to Debut
The launch for children’s author Kashmira Sheth first YA novel “The No-Dogs-Allowed Rule” is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 18) at 7 p.m. at the Madison West Towne Mall’s Barnes and Noble, 7433 Mineral Point Road. Here’s what the book cover looks like:
Kashmira is an award-winning children’s author of numerous books for the pre-kindergarten set through early teens. See her website at http://kashmirasheth.com/index.php for more information about Kashmira and her books.
More news about Wisconsin writers and how to join and support the Council for Wisconsin Writers is at the CWW website, www.wiswriters.org.
Up-Coming Writer-Related Events
The following list of events is shamelessly lifted from the most recent issue of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators newsletter:
Mark your calendars for these upcoming Wisconsin book festivals:
September 28-30, 2012: Wisconsin Writers Association fall conference in Wisconsin Rapids. Miranda Paul will give a presentation. See the web site at www.wiwrite.org.
Saturday, September 29, 2012: 2012 Edgerton Sterling North Book and Film Festival and annual Book Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Edgerton High School. SCBWI-Wisconsin will have a booth where we [Wisconsin SCBWI] can sell members’ books. Volunteer if you can help staff the booth. More information is at edgertonbookfestival.com/Book_Fair.html.
October 12-14, 2012: Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival. For kids, teens, families, and booklovers of all ages. The theme for this year’s Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival is Family. [Wisconsin SCBWI] Members Lisa Albert, Ilsa Bick, Jacqueline Houtman, and Rebecca Hogue Wojahn are speaking. See the web site at sheboyganchildrensbookfestival.org.
November 7-11: The Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison will feature a number of Wisconsin SCBWI members, including W.H. Beck, Ilsa J. Bick, Bridget Birdsall,
Kathleen Ernst, Janet Halfmann, E. M. Kokie, Pat Schmatz, and Kashmira Sheth. For more details, see www.wisconsinbookfestival.org.
February 7-9, 2013: The Wisconsin State Reading Association Annual Convention, Frontier Airline Center, Milwaukee. The theme is “Literacy Lifts Lives –Heart…Mind…Voice.” Exhibit viewing times are Thursday, February 7, from 7:30 to 4:30 and Friday, February 8, from 7:30 to 3:00. SCBWI-Wisconsin will have a booth where we can distribute members’ literature and sell members’ books. Watch for information on sending your literature for distribution; volunteer if you can help staff the booth.
Lots of Wisconsin Children Writers' September News
Julie Mata Sanchez reports that she recently signed with literary agent Catherine Drayton at Inkwell Management, who will be representing Julie’s middle grade novel, Kate Walden Directs: Night of the Zombie Chickens.
CWW’s 2010 Tofte/Wright Children’s Literature Award winner Jacqueline Houtman’s The Reinvention of Edison Thomas has come out in paperback.
Kashmira Sheth’s chapter book, The No-Dogs-Allowed Rule, is out and has garnered a Kirkus review that says, in part, “While the multicultural aspect of this title is important, its real strength is the familiarity of Ishan’s situation. Elementary school readers will find it easy to identify with both his younger-brother troubles and his desperate desire for a dog. Just right for aspiring pet owners. The full review is on Kashmira’s website at http://kashmirasheth.com/books/younger_readers/no_dogs_allowed_rule.php. Kashmira has a scheduled book launch on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble West in Madison. More details are at http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3822235.
Emily “E.M.” Kokie’s YA novel, Personal Effects, is due out on Sept. 11. Her launch party is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sept. 16 at A Room Of One’s Own in Madison. Reviews are rolling in. Excerpts from Kirkus, VOYA and Horn Book are on her blog at http://emkokie.com/attractive_nuisance/2012/08/28/its-going-to-be-a-busy-fall/.
CWW’s 2011 Tofte/Wright Children’s Literature Award winner Janet Halfmann’s Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story is due out in paperback this month. Her Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish will be one of the books representing Wisconsin authors at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, Sept. 22-23, for which Janet thanks Wisconsin Center for the Book and Council for Wisconsin Writers. Her Good Night, Little Sea Otter will be promoted by Friends of the Sea Otter as part of the national annual Sea Otter Awareness Week the last week of September. Plus both Star of the Sea and Good Night, Little Sea Otter are in aquarium gift shops around the country.
Lisa Moser’s latest picture book, Railroad Hank, is being released on September 25. Lisa will be helping with story-time on at 2 p.m. on Sept. 29 and signing books afterwards at Next Chapter Bookshop in Mequon.
CWW’s 2011 Anne Powers Fiction Book Award winner Kathleen Ernst issued the following news release about her latest “American Girl” creation:
For the last three years I have been working on a secret project for Middleton-based American Girl. They tasked me with researching and creating their next new American Girl historical character — and writing books about her life and times. Starting next week the remaining secrecy ends. My six books about Caroline Abbott, and the beautiful doll created to represent her, will be officially released by American Girl.To celebrate, I’m introducing her at Madison’s Barnes & Noble West Towne.
(While I’m scheduled to leave soon on an extended author’s tour that includes Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Washington, this will be the very first public opportunity, anywhere, for readers to hear me talk about Caroline’s adventures — and to see the doll.)
Barnes & Noble West Towne will have all of the Caroline books available. I’m looking forward to personalizing and signing them, and to posing for pics with American Girl fans. The fun starts at 6:00 PM, but I’ll be there until 7:30 PM.
BTW, did I mention that everyone who attends will receive a special, complimentary bookmark, and that I’ll be giving away several door prizes?
Creating Caroline has been an extraordinary experience. I believe that you (or your daughter, neice, or granddaughter) will find her stories both exciting and heartwarming. I’d be delighted to see all of you next Wednesday.CWW congratulates all of these writers’ achievements and wishes each of them continued success.
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