PiBoIdMo Day 10: Listen Up Like Dianne de Las Casas (plus a giveaway!)
by Dianne de Las Casas Shhhh. Now what did you hear when you read that word? Whose voice was it? Was it your mom’s voice? Was it your grandmother’s voice? Was it your own voice hushing your children?...
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I can’t believe it’s already November! PiBoIdMo, 12X12 and Picture Book Month are all in full swing, proving that the venerable picture book has merit and value. It is because of because of you,...
View ArticlePre-PiBo Day 7: Dianne de las Casas Loves Beginnings and “Ends” (plus a prize!)
by Dianne de Las Casas I am very honored that Tara asked me to do a post for Pre-PiBoIdMo. I am the founder of Picture Book Month and it starts tomorrow, November 1. The website, PictureBookMonth.com,...
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by Dianne de Las Casas I am the founder of Picture Book Month and it starts tomorrow, November 1. The website, PictureBookMonth.com, features essays from thought leaders in the children’s literature...
View ArticlePre-PiBoIdMo Day 7: Write Jacket Flap Copy with Dianne de Las Casas (plus a...
by Dianne de Las Casas Recently, I taught a picture book workshop to my local SCBWI chapter. One of the exercises I had workshop participants do was to create jacket flap copy (JFC). Normally, the...
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