Today's #FirstDraftFriday guest is Cynthia Mackey, who is here to tell us how her upcoming picture book, IF A BUMBLE BEE LANDS ON YOUR...

Steena Hernandez is joining us on #FirstDraftFriday today with the story behind her upcoming picture book debut, LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET...

Today is a #FirstDraftFriday first - our first co-authored book! Melissa Trempe, one of the creatives behind LADYBUG LAUNCH, is here to...

The imaginative Debi Novotny is with us for today's #FirstDraftFriday, sharing about her newest picture book, ADDY'S CHAIR TO EVERYWHERE....

The lovely Sylvia Chen is here for today's #FirstDraftFriday to chat about her fun, STEAM-powered debut picture book, TRICKY CHOPSTICKS....

If you've been on social media lately, you've probably noticed that author Andrew "Andy" Hacket is tearing things up with not one, not...

Debut author Allen Wells is here with #FirstDraftFriday today to share about the making of his joyful book - IT'S PRIDE, BABY! - which is...

Who doesn't want cake? The main character in Brenna Jeanneret's debut picture book, that's who! Brenna is here for #FirstDraftFriday to...

Kids love rhyme. Adults love rhyme. Editors...maybe not always so much. But what about a story that almost rhymes? Omar Abed found...

I'm excited to welcome back to #FirstDraftFriday one of my guests from our first year - Tracy C. Gold! Tracy's newest picture book, a...

#FirstDraftFriday 2024 is kicking off with the amazing Dazzle Ng, who's here to share how her picture book debut came to be! Read on to...

This is year four for #FirstDraftFriday, and I'm so grateful for everyone who has joined in, be it every now and then or every. single....

The last #FirstDraftFriday of 2023 is here! We've had an awesome year of wonderful guests, and today is no different. Anitra Rowe Schulte...

Author-illustrator Kim-Hoa Ung is here for #FirstDraftFriday with her sweet, debut picture book, A GIFT FOR NAI NAI. Read on to get...

Author-illustrator DK Ryland is here today, dishing on how a single mental image can lead to a whole picture book and the magic of...

This is a special #FirstDraftFriday for me as we're featuring one of my wonderful CPs, author Kailei Pew! She's here to talk about her...

I've been eagerly awaiting today's #FirstDraftFriday to chat with author Susan Yoon about her debut picture book, WAITING FOR TOMORROW....

I'm so excited to be hosting author Bea Birdsong on today's #FirstDraftFriday. I have been the lucky recipient of a critique from her,...

Wildflowers have popped up everywhere outside, and now they're putting in an appearance on #FirstDraftFriday as author Hà Dinh joins us...

More firsts for #FirstDraftFriday! We have our first cartoonist—the amazing Jen de Oliveira—here to talk about REGGIE: KID PENGUIN, her...