Category Archives: kidlit

Cover Reveal: One Small Hop

Posted on September 9, 2020 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Signed preorders: https://www.onemorepagebooks.com/one-small-hop MR: Prior to ONE SMALL HOP (Scholastic, May 2021), I was steeped in the 1980s for two books with writing partner Wendy Shang. ONE SMALL HOP is set in the future, but I haven’t shaken the 80s, … Continue reading →

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Eye-popping cover!

Posted on July 29, 2019 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

SO excited to show you the new cover for Cyclops of Central Park, coming out in February from GP Putnam’s Sons. The illustrator is Victoria Tentler-Krylov and I love her work and this cover more than I can say. (Are … Continue reading →

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The shape of chocolate

Posted on February 4, 2018 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I was sitting at the kitchen table (which is in the dining room because our kitchen isn’t really big enough for a table) doing some prep work for a school visit. It was right after Halloween, so I was also raiding my daughter’s … Continue reading →

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Eleven

Posted on January 7, 2018 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I finally finished watching Stranger Things with my family and now I feel like I’m caught up culturally again, even if the Post put Millie Bobby Brown on the out list this year. (Not in my house, Post!) Storm Reid … Continue reading →

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Catching up

Posted on December 7, 2017 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Holy cow, it’s December. I’m way behind on updates but highlights from this fall mostly revolved around THIS IS JUST A TEST, my middle-grade novel with Wendy Shang. They included: -A review in the New York Times. This was huge … Continue reading →

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