Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

A Tribute to Richard Peck

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Saturday, October 5, 2019

A family curse. An “innocent” prank. A magic candle THE 12TH CANDLE

THE 12TH CANDLE by Kim Tomsic (October 8, 2019 Katherine Tegen Books/ HarperCollins ) ISBN 978-0062654977 Since birth, Sage...

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Max and the Mysterious Noise by Dr. Dianne Blomberg

In MAX AND THE MYSTERIOUS NOISE by Dr. DianneBlomberg , Max frets over the mysterious “Clippity, Skippity, Hippity” sound travelin...

Friday, November 30, 2018

Books to Build STEM Collection

Readers put themselves in the shoes of the protagonists, so why not encourage kids and teens to read about characters who are scie...

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Starbucks and Rafflecopter Learning Curve Giveaway

Because teachers, librarians, authors, illustrators, parents, published people, pre-published people, and most humans like COFFEE, and ...

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Preparing for a Writing Conference

Don't wear your regular "uniform"!😅 1. How to Dress : Dress for a conference in business casual. You want to ...

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Sticking up for STEM-Girl Protagonists and WHY this Matters

If you're coming to #ILA18 in Austin, Texas, I hope to see you at my poster session (Saturday July 21, 2018 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm) wh...

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About Me

Kim Tomsic: I’m a reader, writer, dreamer, believer, and lover of peanut M-n-Ms. My publishing heroes including Richard Peck, Bryan Collier, Ingrid Law, Meg Medina, Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, Nicola Yoon, Laurie Halse Anderson, Christina Soontornvat, Eliot Schrefer, Dianne White, and others! How my publishing career unfolded: It started with a love of reading. Next, I wrote a manuscript, joined the SCBWI, and a critique group. I read blogs, craft books (on plot, character, and structure). I attended conferences, hosted writer gatherings, subscribed to Writers Digest (and won a contest!). I wrote articles and studied craft. Five years later, I landed my first book deal!—dreams do come true! My debut book, The 11:11 Wish released in 2018 with HarperCollins. My debut nonfiction picture book, GUITAR GENIUS (illustrated by Brett Helquist), released in 2019 with Chronicle Books. The 12th Candle came next (HarperCollins). The Elephants Come Home hit bookshelves in 2021 (illustrated by Hadley Hooper) and has been internationally published and named to more than nine state reading lists! Comic artist, Mark Parisi and I co-wrote The Truth About 5th Grade (HarperCollins). It's on shelves now.

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