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If you haven’t joined our mailing list, please fill in your name and email address in the boxes in the right sidebar of this page. When you do, every Monday you’ll get our weekly email update with a list of the week’s guest authors on Book Bites for Kids, along with helpful articles, tips, and other resources for children’s authors, aspiring children’s authors, parents, and teachers.

If you received this week’s update this morning you know that Sarah Conover was our scheduled guest today for Book Bites for Kids. We had some technical difficulties at blogtalkradio today, but we hope to have the recorded interview with Sarah posted later today.

Learn more about Sarah’s new book Harmony: a Treasury of Chinese Wisdom for Children and Parents by visiting www.sarahconover.com.

Jessican Burkhart is the author of a new series for tweens called Canterwood Crest. The first book in this series, Take the Reins, was released in January. Jessica was the guest author yesterday on Book Bites for Kids

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Listen as host, Suzanne Lieurance, talks with Jessica about this new series.

You’ll find out that Jessica is only 22 years old, yet she landed a multi-book contract from Simon and Schuster’s Aladdin MIX.

Watch this video for another interesting interview with Jessica.

Join host, Suzanne Lieurance, every weekday afternoon at 2:00 central time for Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio.

Han Nolan is Monday’s guest.

He’ll talk about two of his books - A Summer of Kings, and A Face in Every Window.

Tuesday’s guest is William C. Marks. He’ll talk about his new book, Rhyme.

Call in during the live show to ask Will a question or just make a comment by dialing 1-646-716-9239.

Wednesday is Promo Day on Book Bites for Kids. There is no scheduled guest author. Instead, authors are invited to call in during the 15-minute LIVE show to promote their latest book(s), book signing or other author event. The number to call is 1-646-716-9239.

On Thursday, JoAn Martin will be the guest author for the day. She will talk about her book Inventing Chloe.

Friday’s guest is Pat Gaines. She will talk about her new book, O.O. Octopus, Sheriff of Blue Ribbon Sound.

Today, Karen Cioffi was the guest on Book Bites for Kids. She talked about her new book, Day’s End Lullaby. Listen to the recorded show by clicking on the blogtalkradio player in the right sidebar of this page.

Karen also gave information for a new group she started for anyone interested in virtual book tours. To join the group, go HERE.

Keep up with some of your favorite children’s authors who will be on a blog tour this week.

Check out the complete tour schedule HERE.

You’ll notice that Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio every weekday afternoon at 2:00 CENTRAL is a stop on the tour for many of these children’s authors.

Today on Book Bites for Kids, host, Suzanne Lieurance, will chat will children’s authors Bonny Becker and Kirby Larson. On Thursday, children’s author Maureen McQuerry will be Suzanne’s guest. And on Friday, Suzanne will interview Deborah Hopkinson and Carmella D’amico.

Follow all the authors on this exciting blog tour! Find out how to schedule your own tour with Provato Marketing.

Listen to Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio this afternoon at 2:00 central time when host, Suzanne Lieurance, will interview Kyle Donovan, author of the Do’ Bees book series for kids.

Call in during the show and ask a question or make a comment at 1-646-716-9239.

Listen to Book Bites for Kids, LIVE this afternoon at 2:00 central time on blogtalkradio. Lila Guzman, an instructor for the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club, will talk about her upcoming teleclass for the club.

We’ll also discuss the way the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club works, and what every member gets for their monthly membership fee of only $27.00.

Call in during the LIVE show to ask a question or make a comment at 1-646-716-9239. You can also call if you have an upcoming book signing, writers’ conference, or other event to promote.

These days, a book trailer is the hot new ticket
that promotes your book.

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PS: Better hurry. Those crafty, talented, and promo savvy
G.A.P authors are leading the pack

Join host Suzanne Lieurance for Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio.com at 2:00 central time today.

Call in and answer the question of the day and receive a FREE package of Sun-Blessed Tomato Herb Dip Mix from the Three Angels Gourmet Co.

The question for today is “What is your greatest writing strength? How did you develop this strength?”

The number to call to answer this question and receive your Sun-Blessed Tomato Herb Dip Mix is 1-646-716-9239.

Remember - the show starts at 2:00 CENTRAL time today.

Join host Suzanne Lieurance for Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio.com at 2:00 central time today.

Call in and answer the question of the day and receive a FREE package of Divine Dill Dip Mix from the Three Angels Gourmet Co.

The question for today is “What is the best writing tip you have learned as a writer?”

The number to call to answer this question and receive your Divine Dill Dip Mix is 1-646-716-9239.

Remember - the show starts at 2:00 CENTRAL time today.

Today, and every weekday for the remainder of this week,
Suzanne will be asking listeners to call in and answer some questions on

Book Bites for Kids
her LIVE talk show about children's books

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Margot Finke's World of Writing for Children
"Musings"

Today’s guest on Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio.com at 2:00 central time will be Margaret Park, author of Now..for My Next Number!

If you have questions about writing and publishing for children, listen to Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio.com every weekday afternoon at 3:00 Eastern time. Children's book editor, Harold Underdown, will be Suzanne Lieurance's guest today and every day for the rest of this week. He'll talk about all aspects of writing and publishing in today's children's markets.

Harold Underdown is a children's book editor, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, 3rd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to), and runs the popular writer's website, The Purple Crayon.

Listen to the show here.

If you have questions about writing and publishing for children, this week is your chance to get answers to those questions.

All this week, Harold D. Underdown will be the guest on Book Bites for Kids, every afternoon at 2:00 central time on blogtalkradio.com.

Underdown is a children’s book editor, working as a consulting editor at present. Previously, he was Vice President and Editorial Director at ipicturebooks. Before that, he was editorial director of the Charlesbridge trade program, and he has also worked at Orchard Books and Macmillan. Underdown is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Children’s Books, now in its third edition. He speaks at conferences, provides editorial services to publishers and authors, and maintains an informative web site about children’s publishing called The Purple Crayon.

Today (Tuesday) Underdown will talk to Book Bites for Kids host, Suzanne Lieurance, about who he is and what he does, plus he’ll give plenty of information about writing and publishing for children.

On Wednesday he’ll cover basic information any writer needs to know to get started as a children’s writer.

On Thursday, he’ll discuss what happens after a writer signs a contract with a publisher and what it is like working with a publisher.

On Friday, he’ll talk about what’s going on right now in the world of children’s publishing. All this, and much, much more!

Listen to the show at Blogtalkradio and call in during the LIVE show to ask your question or just make a comment at 1-646-716-9239.