Please Don't Give Me a Hug! by Judi Moreillon

I asked him to send me a copy and promised I would review it. Ron told me the story behind his newly released picture book Six Is So Much Less than Seven. Way back in 2002, I ran into my neighbor and children’s book author and illustrator Ron Himler in the produce section of our grocery store. Meeting Star Bright Books publisher Deborah Shine was an amazing coincidence and gift of encouragement for my passion for writing for children. In exchange, I am donating a portion of the proceeds from the e-book to MWFB. MWFB gave me back the rights to the story. Thanks to Star Bright Books, my Please Don’t Give Me a Hug! story will be published as a board book, available for distribution at the end of April. Their mission is to give all children the chance to read and succeed.Ĭheck it out: If you are writing for infants, toddlers, preschool children and their families, you should know that MWFB currently has a call for submissions, open until March 31 st.

MWFB Arizona is an early literacy nonprofit that provides proven programs, services, and resources to 30,000 young children, parents, and educators throughout southern Arizona each year. Please Don’t Give Me a Hug! and a Spanish edition ¡Por favor, ¡no me abraces! were first published as a donation on the Make Way for Books (MWFB) app. The Spotlight Zoom will involve us in introducing ourselves and our books and provide members of the children’s books writing community the opportunity to get answers to their general publishing questions. Thank you to Laura Ellen and Dianne White, SCBWI-Arizona PAL coordinators. This coming Saturday, March 27, I will be joining author Dawn Young, author-illustrator Nate Evans, and illustrator Jim Paillot to participate in a virtual SCBWI-AZ Author Showcase and Q&A. You can read about those on the Children’s Books and Sites Page on my Storytrail website. File folders full of rejection letters aside, I have been lucky to have found publishing homes for three additional books during the intervening years. I have been a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) since my first children’s book was published in 1997.

Please Don't Give Me a Hug! by Judi Moreillon