Children's Author, Teacher, and Presenter 2026-06-02T15:26:21Z http://erindealey.com/feed/atom/ WordPress https://i0.wp.com/erindealey.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32 Erin <![CDATA[COOL Summer Reads = Raising Readers!]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20473 2026-06-02T15:26:21Z 2026-06-02T15:26:19Z Happy almost Summer to all! This post is a gathering of fun and fascinating picture books we’ve featured on the Book Birthday blog. Five titles for each month but feel free to switch them up. And if you’re curious about the back stories of these books click on the titles to learn more. June Reads […]

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]]> 0 Erin <![CDATA[The Writing Life / Keeping it real: Squirrel Parties, Gratitude, and Insights.]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20453 2026-05-26T15:44:09Z 2026-05-26T15:44:06Z This post is in answer to the “What’s it like to be an author?” question I get at school visits. (+ the “How do I launch my picture book?” question I get from #kidlit creators.) The following is also full of BIG Feelings and endless THANKS to all who helped welcome Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings […]

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]]> 0 Erin <![CDATA[Happy (belated) #BookBirthday to –> A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivien Thomas + Five Qs with author Joan Schoettler ]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20446 2026-05-19T13:28:55Z 2026-05-19T13:28:52Z Welcome back! Today we’re happy to be featuring the picture book bio, A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivien Thomas by Joan Schoettler  Illus. Steffi Walthall (Beach Lane Books) About the book: I had never heard of this truly ground-breaking, African American cardiac surgeon, Vivien Thomas. What a tribute to […]

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]]> Erin <![CDATA[Happy #BookBirthday to POPPY + Nine Qs with author/illustrator Heather Brockman Lee]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20436 2026-05-12T13:03:55Z 2026-05-12T13:03:51Z It’s the Book Birthday of Poppy, Heather Brockman Lee’s debut as an author/illustrator! (Harper Collins) And what perfect weather to celebrate a book about an Umbrella! About the book: Poppy loves Umbrella. Together they can face any kind of weather. But one day the wind blows and blows and blows. And with the wind, Umbrella […]

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]]> 1 Erin <![CDATA[Happy #BookBirthday to Happy Birthday, America! + Five Qs with Roxanne Troup = 4th of July in May!]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20425 2026-05-05T13:13:36Z 2026-05-05T13:13:33Z Today we’re chatting with author Roxanne Troup about her new picture book, Happy Birthday, America! Illustrated by Jennifer Doehring (Albert Whitman). How can it be May already? And why are we celebrating the release of a picture book about 4th of July? Short answer: Booksellers need to order books months in advance so they get […]

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]]> Erin <![CDATA[Happy (belated) Book Birthday to: You and I are Stars and Night + Five Qs with author Kate Hosford]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20417 2026-04-28T14:06:47Z 2026-04-28T14:06:42Z Today we’re talking to Kidlit author Kate Hosford about her latest release: You and I are Stars and Night, a beautiful, lyrical picture book illus. by Richard Jones (Beach Lane Books). I am so glad we didn’t miss this one! It’s the perfect read –and interview– for National Great Poetry Reading Day (April 28th) or […]

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]]> 2 Erin <![CDATA[Happy (belated) Book Birthday to My Life as an Asthmanaut + Eight Qs & As with Jake Lockett]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20405 2026-04-21T14:15:36Z 2026-04-21T14:15:33Z Today we’re celebrating the Book Birthday of My Life as an Asthmanaut by Jake Lockett, illus. Adriana Predoi (Free Spirit Publishing), part of The Disability Books for Kids Series series which explores visible and invisible disability, as seen through the eyes of children and written from lived experience.  About the Book: When an asthma attack occurs, Jacob […]

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]]> Erin <![CDATA[¡Feliz cumpleaños del libro! = Happy Book Birthday to The Visit + Seven Qs with #kidlit author Núria Figueras + BONUS Educator Guide!]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20393 2026-04-14T13:30:16Z 2026-04-14T13:30:14Z ¡Feliz cumpleaños del libro! Today’s guest author, Núria Figueras, comes to us from Spain with her lovely, allegorical picture book, The Visit, translated by Lawrence Schimel, and Illustrated by Spanish artist Anna Font (Eerdmans BFYR). About the Book: When her mother leaves the den, Little Fox expects to spend the next few hours by herself. […]

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]]> Erin <![CDATA[It’s a *Bonus Book Birthday Friday* with Four Qs & Answers from Linda Ravin Lodding about It All Started with a Book Ban.]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20375 2026-04-10T13:51:59Z 2026-04-10T13:51:56Z Happy Friday, Book Friends. It’s a Bonus Book Birthday for a book about books! You read that correctly. Today we’re celebrating the Book Birthday of It Started with a Book Ban by Linda Ravin Lodding, illus. Aaron Cushley (Albert Whitman.) About the Book: When a book gets banned, what comes next? It’s just the beginning […]

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]]> 1 Erin <![CDATA[Happy Book Birthday to Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings + Ten Qs with Illustrator Luciana Navarro Powell = a celebration of ART!]]> https://erindealey.com/?p=20361 2026-04-07T13:55:44Z 2026-04-07T13:55:41Z Hooray! Today’s the Book Birthday of our book, Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings, Illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell, written by Erin Dealey (That’s me!) (Beaming Books) I’m so happy to share Luciana’s chalk art with you too. I’d say that calls for a party! About the Book: “Uh-oh! Sometimes, when Squirrel felt BIG feelings, he couldn’t […]

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