The Igniting Writing Blog: For Writers Of All Levels

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PIG IN JEANS written and illustrated by Brenda Li

Brenda Li’s full-blown sense of humor rambles rampant in her illustrations and imaginative story in...
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Untangling: Ten More Minutes (Chapter 59)

I had a hard time transitioning from life as usual to understanding that there was...
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QUIEN SALTA MAS?/WHO JUMPS MOST? and others written and illustrated by Grace Lin

Grace Lin’s Storytelling Math series is out in bilingual version, each board book embracing a...
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THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB: A FAMILY MEMOIR, written and read by Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne writes and narrates the audio of THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB: A FAMILY MEMOIR....
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THOMAS JEFFERSON’S BATTLE FOR SCIENCE: BIAS, TRUTH AND A MIGHT MOOSE written by Beth Anderson and illustrated by Jeremy Holmes

 Writer Beth Anderson and illustrator Jeremy Holmes produce a lively book that embraces STEM principles...
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HEY! WHAT’S THAT? written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton

 Sandra Boynton’s HEY! WHAT’S THAT? is another board book to fall in love with. One...
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THE SECRET LIBRARY written by Kekla Magoon

Kekla Magoon’s THE SECRET LIBRARY begins with Dally, an 11-year-old, frozen in the grief of...
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TERRIBLE HORSES: A STORY OF SIBLING CONFLICT AND COMPANIONSHIP written by Raymond Antrobus illustrated Ken Wilson-Max

Raymond Antrobus’ TERRIBLE HORSES: A STORY OF SIBLING CONFLICT AND COMPANIONSHIP is a picture book...
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Untangling: No Extreme Measures (Chapter 58)

Once I signed the papers acknowledging that my mother's situation could not be improved, we...
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PIECES OF A GIRL, written and read by Stephanie Kuehnert

Note: Trigger warnings for cutting and abuse. Stephanie Kuehnert’s YA memoir PIECES OF A GIRL...