summer is getting hotter…VOLCANOES is erupting Aug 6!
Let’s celebrate together at a Zoom launch party!
Tuesday, Aug 6, 9AM PST/12PM EST
Everyone welcome
Behind-the-scenes stories about the creative process!
Book reading!
Games with prizes!
Register here
Recording available for everyone who registers
Preorder the book BEFORE Aug 6 for the chance to win either:
A picture book critique and Zoom chat with me!
or
A virtual author visit to your (or your child’s) class!
Preorder from your favorite retailer, then fill out the Google Form to enter!
I’ll pick the winners during our Zoom party (winner need not be present)
Words of praise for my critiques:
I’m so grateful for Nell’s thorough, thoughtful manuscript critique. She quickly zeroed in on the heart of my story, helping me strengthen and develop it further, which added a more marketable hook and a deeper layer of meaning. Her line edit-level feedback pointed out places and ways in which I could use more precise, lyrical, and specific language. She gave me clear next-steps which I felt excited to implement right away, resulting in immediate improvement. Sometimes professional critiques leave me feeling defeated and stalled. Nell’s critique was positive and motivating.
Jess Burbank
Nell's critiques helped me sell non-fiction picture books to two major publishers. She has a keen sense for elements that will engage young readers and move a story from sounding like a magazine article to having magic and heart. You'll be lucky to have her eyes on your work.
Julia Wasson, author of CAN YOU HEAR THE PLANTS SPEAK?
Nell is one of the most thoughtful critique partners I know. She doesn’t leap into answers or solutions for how to “fix” your story - she listens. She thinks carefully about not only your story but what YOU are saying about your story - what you want from it. She asks thought provoking questions that force you to think and reflect on your own work. There is that saying give a man a fish he eats for a day but teach him how to fish he eats for life. That’s how she approaches creative craft. She can always provide extra scaffolding and guidance when needed as well but my favorite thing about her is how she teaches me how to think about my own stories in a way that allows me to unlock the magic.
Chelsea Lin Wallace, award-winning author of ODE TO A BAD DAY, DARE TO BE DARING, and many others.
Nell has an expert understanding of the physical book, the end product, that your manuscript may become. She understands how to craft a manuscript that effectively designs a reading experience once it is a book.
Carter Higgins, award-winning author of ROUND AND ROUND THE YEAR WE GO, CIRCLE UNDER BERRY, EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR A TREEHOUSE
For every copy of VOLCANOES you order, you will get one entry to the raffle.
Purchases from my local indie, Children’s Book World, get double entries!
Preorder from your favorite bookstore or any of these:
Children’s Book World
Barnes & Noble
Scholastic website
Powell’s
Bookshop
Target
Amazon
Thank you for your support and celebrating the launch of my fifth book!
I’m so grateful to everyone.
From the publisher:
The team behind the acclaimed book Caves returns with an enticing exploration of one of the most explosive wonders on the planet -- Volcanoes!
A rumble. A tremble. A grumble. Growing, growling, getting hot. When will it... POP?!
Using evocative storytelling, Nell Cross Beckerman leads children on an adventure through the radioactive wonders that are volcanoes. From deep down on the ocean floor to extraterrestrial volcanoes, Beckerman guides readers with dramatic, poetic language. Nonfiction text on every page allows for deeper understanding of the topic.
Illustrator Kalen Chock's stunning illustrations have been praised as "atmospheric" and "striking," and readers will be delighted as each new page brings a new surprise.
Extensive backmatter includes an author's note, additional information on the types of volcanic eruptions and the questions volcanologists are trying to answer, and additional facts.
Tuesday, Aug 6, 9AM PST/12PM EST
Everyone welcome
Behind-the-scenes stories about the creative process!
Book reading!
Games with prizes!
Register here
Recording available for everyone who registers
Preorder the book BEFORE Aug 6 for the chance to win either:
A picture book critique and Zoom chat with me!
or
A virtual author visit to your (or your child’s) class!
Preorder from your favorite retailer, then fill out the Google Form to enter!
I’ll pick the winners during our Zoom party (winner need not be present)
Words of praise for my critiques:
I’m so grateful for Nell’s thorough, thoughtful manuscript critique. She quickly zeroed in on the heart of my story, helping me strengthen and develop it further, which added a more marketable hook and a deeper layer of meaning. Her line edit-level feedback pointed out places and ways in which I could use more precise, lyrical, and specific language. She gave me clear next-steps which I felt excited to implement right away, resulting in immediate improvement. Sometimes professional critiques leave me feeling defeated and stalled. Nell’s critique was positive and motivating.
Jess Burbank
Nell's critiques helped me sell non-fiction picture books to two major publishers. She has a keen sense for elements that will engage young readers and move a story from sounding like a magazine article to having magic and heart. You'll be lucky to have her eyes on your work.
Julia Wasson, author of CAN YOU HEAR THE PLANTS SPEAK?
Nell is one of the most thoughtful critique partners I know. She doesn’t leap into answers or solutions for how to “fix” your story - she listens. She thinks carefully about not only your story but what YOU are saying about your story - what you want from it. She asks thought provoking questions that force you to think and reflect on your own work. There is that saying give a man a fish he eats for a day but teach him how to fish he eats for life. That’s how she approaches creative craft. She can always provide extra scaffolding and guidance when needed as well but my favorite thing about her is how she teaches me how to think about my own stories in a way that allows me to unlock the magic.
Chelsea Lin Wallace, award-winning author of ODE TO A BAD DAY, DARE TO BE DARING, and many others.
Nell has an expert understanding of the physical book, the end product, that your manuscript may become. She understands how to craft a manuscript that effectively designs a reading experience once it is a book.
Carter Higgins, award-winning author of ROUND AND ROUND THE YEAR WE GO, CIRCLE UNDER BERRY, EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR A TREEHOUSE
For every copy of VOLCANOES you order, you will get one entry to the raffle.
Purchases from my local indie, Children’s Book World, get double entries!
Preorder from your favorite bookstore or any of these:
Children’s Book World
Barnes & Noble
Scholastic website
Powell’s
Bookshop
Target
Amazon
Thank you for your support and celebrating the launch of my fifth book!
I’m so grateful to everyone.
From the publisher:
The team behind the acclaimed book Caves returns with an enticing exploration of one of the most explosive wonders on the planet -- Volcanoes!
A rumble. A tremble. A grumble. Growing, growling, getting hot. When will it... POP?!
Using evocative storytelling, Nell Cross Beckerman leads children on an adventure through the radioactive wonders that are volcanoes. From deep down on the ocean floor to extraterrestrial volcanoes, Beckerman guides readers with dramatic, poetic language. Nonfiction text on every page allows for deeper understanding of the topic.
Illustrator Kalen Chock's stunning illustrations have been praised as "atmospheric" and "striking," and readers will be delighted as each new page brings a new surprise.
Extensive backmatter includes an author's note, additional information on the types of volcanic eruptions and the questions volcanologists are trying to answer, and additional facts.
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Follow along as families from all over the city set out and connect on a trail that begins inland and winds its way through diverse neighborhoods, city playgrounds and parks, up and down open-space hills, past piñata parties and food trucks, downtown buildings, movie-studio rainbows, and public art murals—all the way to the beach at dusk, where they meet around a bonfire, next to a sparkling Ferris wheel on a pier. Inspired by a real city trail called Park to Playa in Los Angeles, From Park to Playa includes back matter not only about the real path, but about finding your path where you live. Nature is just outside the door and free and accessible to all, even if you live in the middle of a major city.
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