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Dad. Husband. #amwriting picture books (#12x12pb), parody songs (@Six13Sings, @ThisShowStinks), etc. ROBERT'S RULES OF KARAOKE now on Kindle. He/Him

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Joined January 2022
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Maverick has never had a haircut. His hair is full of bouncy, springy, golden curls. He loves letting it GROW. But when his friend Penelope becomes sick and loses all her hair, he finds a way to help by giving her a most selfless gift. 🧒🏼💖👧🏼 #PB #JoyPit
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How is it already the 1st? #amquerying friends I'm doing it again— 1st of the month #critiquegiveaway! This month is for PB (picture book) authors. To win a FREE query and PB ms critique, like, RT and comment here! Fiction manuscripts up to 1000 words eligible. Good luck!
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To celebrate the release of my 19th book, I’m giving away 19 copies of said book (DEAR UNICORN) and another favorite book of mine. Today's giveaway includes WOMBAT SAID COME IN by @deedybooks & @BrianLiesbooks To enter: ✅ FOLLOW ❤️ LIKE 🔃 RT/QT BONUS:👉 REPLY & TAG A FRIEND
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#Giveaway! Read my interview w/ #agent @DanieleDHunter & enter my giveaway contest to win a #query critique at Literary Rambles. She represents #picturebook #mglit & #youngadult tinyurl.com/ymajksbm #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit
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#PBPitch #HA #R When a child saves a duck from a pool of muck, he takes it home and soon discovers his quack machine is stuck on GO! causing a farmyard ruckus. He doesn't have much luck hushing his duck, until . . .
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I AM ENOUGH X CREATE THIS BOOK Draw My Vibe guides girls through a journey of self-discovery & self-appreciation so they can thrive in a ✨vibe✨ that’s authentically theirs! 🎨Imaginative drawing prompts 💭Thought-provoking questions 😇Positive affirmations #MG #NF #IWSGPit
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#KidlitPit #MG #M When a beloved teacher goes missing under strange circumstances Fiona, Lora, and Meg use science and their wits to solve the crime not realizing the danger they are in until they become the hunted and not the hunters.
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What do milkweed and a life jacket have in common? They both float! In this informational fiction story, an autumn walk with Annie and Great Grandpa Dale turns into a stroll through time as he reminisces about collecting milkweed pods for the war effort in 1944. #PBPitch
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What does a boy do when his country surrenders to the enemy and his father is missing in action? A moving tale of honor and heroism based on the true story of South Vietnam’s last Minister of Defense and his son during the fall of Saigon. #PBPitch #HF #IRMC #REFUGEES #WAR
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What do Witches & Ravens have in common? Their love of flying! So when the 🧙🏻‍♀️finds an injured bird, she has no choice but to help ❤️‍🩹. Soaring from 1 adventure to the next, the Raven begins to heal. Will the Raven stay w/ the 🧙🏻‍♀️or go back to rejoin the 🦅? #PBPitch
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In the time it takes to tie her shoes, Caroline’s plum-colored glasses go missing at the zoo. Something sparkly is hanging from a tree branch. Are those her glasses sitting on the nose of a monkey? Caroline must find something to trade monkey or her zoo trip is ruined! #PBPITCH
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📣 We asked and y’all answered so it’s time for me & @PewKailei to announce that the Rising Stars Picture Book mentorship is coming! •Mentor announcement on 6/1 •Apps open 6/6 For now, VOTE in the comments to pick our logo by 5/19: 1) Telescope 2) Rocket Ship RT to share 💫
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SCOTT PILGRIM meets IF I STAY: Egyptian-American kids grieve, fall in love, bond over cringey 2000s pop punk, and confront ghosts real and imagined. THE TIGER IS OUT is a genre-bending graphic novel about solidarity, adolescence, & the power of music! #SWANApit #MH #QV #YA #GN
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AVATAR: AIRBENDER x CHILDREN OF BLOOD & BONE A streetwise girl from a broken family uncovers her own forbidden elemental magic. Just as she is close to getting the answers she needs, she is drafted into a militia re-colonizing the Earth using that very power. #SWANApit #YA #F
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STAR WARS + THE GOLDEN COMPASS 12yo Celestial, a genie, has the unique shape shifting power that no one has. The Dark Forces can’t know about it as she trains with her mentor to be a Slayer. When her mentor dies, she must slay the Forces—alone. #SWANApit #MG #F
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In a small Egyptian village, a peasant family is drawn into the orbit of village notables. In Virginia, a family falls apart in the fire of civil war. A transatlantic saga follows that brings the families together despite wars, disease, and economic depression #SWANApit #HF #A
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POPPY WAR x FILIPINO WAKANDA In a secluded island kingdom, 3 powers gather for a fateful feast: ⛈️ A princess wielding the wrath of the skies ⌛️ A queen in a race against time 👑 A traitor with forbidden powers The gods r watching, & only 1 can inherit the throne #APIPit #A #F
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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT x Tennis To play in the US Open, Sophia must battle the girl across the net, her hatred for tennis, and her overbearing mother. But her toughest opponent may just be herself and her undiagnosed borderline personality disorder #WMPitch #YA #CON #OWN #MH #POC
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#WMPitch #PB If you were wondering, building a GIANT ladder that reaches the stars is impossible! Not even ALL the legos will do the job. Navigating through grief and loss, a group of children realize they can’t bring their friend back from the stars. But they CAN remember her.
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AMY WU AND THE PERFECT BAO x CARLA’S SANDWICH CRUNCH, MUNCH, what’s for lunch? Ellie is a confident 7 year old that grows frustrated by her new classmates’ taunts until she finds encouragement from her parents that leads to a creative solution. #WMpitch #PB #BVM #SEL
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