Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

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  Tom Gauld is a cartoonist, comic book artist and author/illustrator of a new children’s picture book, THE LITTLE WOODEN ROBOT AND THE LOG PRINCESS. In this interview, Tom talks about his book, his art, and his other endeavors. This video was originally published on November 2, 2021.              

  Joseph Fink created and co-writes the Welcome to Night Vale podcasts. and is the New York Times best-selling author of Welcome to Nightvale, among other books. He also wrote a middle grade Halloween book, The Halloween Moon, which is highlighted in this interview. This interview was originally posted on October 28, 2021.     …

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on children’s book author Valerie Bolling. Valerie, for those who don’t know you, could you please tell us about yourself and your writing?   Well, I’m passionate about creating stories in which all children can see themselves and feel seen and …

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    Julia Kneeland is a children’s book author, who has just released a picture book, JIG GETS LOST, a book about a little dog who gets lost in a big city. This interview with Julia explains the reasons why she wrote this book, and her forthcoming books. This video was originally published on September …

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    Dan Gutman is the author of 80 + children’s books, including the MY WEIRD SCHOOL series, the BASEBALL CARD ADVENTURE series, THE GENIUS FILES, and many more. In this interview with Selina Lovett from Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, Dan discusses his latest book, HOUDINI AND ME, and his new graphic novels. This …

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    Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on children’s book author Stuart Gibbs. I asked the following questions of Stuart, and here are his responses:     Hello, Stuart, can you please tell us briefly a little about yourself and your writing? How would you like us …

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    Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on children’s book author Kyle Lukoff. Kyle spent ten years as a bookseller, and then nine more years as a school librarian, which means that basically his entire life has always been books. He mostly write picture books, with some …

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  It’s the end of January at our little store that’s bigger on the inside, and we welcome you to our Monday Updates blog!         While we wait for the Caldicott medals to be awarded today, January 30, 2023, I thought I would post some of the children’s books that I would …

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on children’s picture book author Kristy Kielbasinski. Kristy is a Boston based stand-up comedian and author. She draws inspiration from her life as a stay-at-home mom and housewife. Her children’s book “I Don’t Know” blends her comedy and love of reading. …

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  Grace Lin is a Massachusetts children’s book author who has written for most age groups, including new board books for babies, and novels for middle grades, including a new Mulan prequel, BEFORE THE SWORD, which she talks about in this interview. This was originally published on June 18, 2021.