First stop on the WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW blog tour: Andrew Hacket’s The Backstory, where we chat all about the behind-the-scenes making of the book! Enjoy!

First stop on the WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW blog tour: Andrew Hacket’s The Backstory, where we chat all about the behind-the-scenes making of the book! Enjoy!
It is so much fun to see my poems come alive with illustrations in a magazine! Here’s one right off the press, featured in the February 2023 issue of Countdown Magazine (one of the fabulous publications put out by The School Magazine in Australia!) How gorgeous is this art by David Lugge!?
What an honor it was to be asked to join literacy and library advocates Ellen Myrick and Rocco Staino to chat about WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW on KidLit TV’s Publisher Spotlight Spring 2023 Kidlit Showcase, which streamed LIVE from NYC on Feb. 7th!
I was SO nervous, but I conquered my fear and lived to tell the tale! Check out all the wonderful new books on their way to bookstores near you! (You’ll find my interview at around the 25 minute mark!)
I had the absolute pleasure of virtually visiting and sharing both BRAINSTORM! and WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW with elementary schools around the country on Wednesday Feb. 1, for World Read Aloud Day (WRAD)! I visited six schools from four states: California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Mexico. Some visits were HUGE (a whole school of 920 students from Pre-K thru 5th!) and some were small (a Kindergarten class of just 18!), but all the kids were engaged and had wonderful questions for me. Already looking forward to next year!
Most people who aren’t in the business of making picture books are shocked to learn that the author and illustrator rarely (if ever!) speak to each other while working on a book. Today on the Writer’s Rumpus blog, I share my experiences making books w/ illustrators Kate Kronreif (BRAINSTORM!) and Mariona Cabassa (WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW) and how I believe it is this arms-length collaboration that creates that intangible magic we find in children’s books. I hope you enjoy!
I was so honored to be a part of author Tara Lazar’s FABULOUS Storystorm challenge this year! For those unaware, every day for the month of January, guest bloggers join Tara in bringing writers inspiration, tips, and exercises for igniting new story ideas. The challenge is to come up with at least one idea for every day of the month!
This is my 7th year participating in Storystorm as a writer and my FIRST time guest blogging (Kind of a bucket list item for me!) so it was very exciting. Read my post here:
Storystorm 2023 Day 15: Rebecca Gardyn Levington Has Playdates with Words
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