The Igniting Writing Blog: For Writers Of All Levels

The Strongest Heart

THE STRONGEST HEART written by Saadia Faruqi, audio read by Imran Sheikh

Saadia Faruqi’s THE STRONGEST HEART is a heart strong story alleviated with humor and love...
E-I-UFO

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM E-I-UFO written by Zach von Zonk and illustrated by Benjamin Chaud

Writer Zach von Zonk and illustrator Benjamin Chaud are equally responsible for the wonderful zaniness...
Who Could Ever Love you

TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH: HOW MY FAMILY CREATED THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS MAN & WHO COULD EVER LOVE YOU by Mary L. Trump

Trying to access compassion through understanding I listened to two audios written and read by...
A Best Friend for Bear

A BEST FRIEND FOR BEAR written and illustrated by Petr Horacek

Writer-illustrator Petr Horacek shows his respect for the intelligence of very young children in A...
I am the cage

I AM THE CAGE written and read by Allison Sweet Grant

Allison Sweet Grant’s I AM THE CAGE is a book that I gobbled in a...
Shabbat Shalom

SHABBAT SHALOM- LET’S REST AND RESET by Suzy Ultman

Suzy Ultman’s SHABBAT SHALOM-LET’S REST AND RESET is a board book with many defining features....
Nearly Exactly

NEARLY EXACTLY ALMOST LIKE ME written by Jennifer Bradbury and illustrated by Pearl Auyeung

Jennifer Bradbury’s NEARLY EXACTLY ALMOST LIKE ME shows the adoration of an older brother for...
the harder I fight

THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU written and read by Neko Case

At the center of Neko Case’s memoir, THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE...
Something good

SOMETHING GOOD written and illustrated by Kenneth Kraegel

In SOMETHING GOOD, Writer-illustrator Kenneth Kraegel gives word and visual images that picture the negative...
First State of Being

THE FIRST STATE OF BEING written by Erin Entrada Kelly, read by Ramon de Ocampo

Erin Entrada Kelly’s THE FIRST STATE OF BEING, winner of this year’s Newberry award, may...