Esther HarderDec 4, 20214 minTeaching SEL with Quarantine KidsLiterature is a great method for teaching SEL skills because in reading a story, we're offered the opportunity to side with a character.
Esther HarderDec 26, 20205 minFrom Sketches to Full ColorFrom sketches, we moved into full-color page renderings of Quarantine Kids!
Esther HarderDec 8, 20205 minFrom Notes to SketchesMFA classes taught me that there is limited, if any collaboration between author and illustrator. This is NOT the case in self-publishing.
Esther HarderDec 6, 20203 minIt's a Match! (Or, How to Connect with an Illustrator Online)With my picture book manuscript in hand, the next thing I needed was, well, the pictures! So off I went to find an illustrator.