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Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson is the podcast for children’s book authors, illustrators, and creatives who want to learn how to write, publish, and market children’s books. Hosted by award-winning children’s book author JoAnn M. Dickinson, each episode features interviews with authors, illustrators, editors, and indie publishing experts. Discover writing tips, self-publishing advice, marketing strategies, and inspiring stories that show the power of children’s literature to build confidence, empathy, and imagination.
JoAnn M. Dickinson Author hosts Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson, a arts show with 80 episodes published.
Can early reader children's chapter books do more than entertain?In this episode, Children's Book Author and preschool director Danielle Simone discusses how her Adventures of Sid series combines adventure, literacy, STE
How do you teach the five senses to children?In this episode of Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson, children's author and former kindergarten teacher Stacy Taylor shares how storytelling can help young readers learn si
How can children's books strengthen family connections while helping kids learn and grow?Children's book author, educator, and founder of Bright Little Pages, Bria Freitas, shares how she creates family-friendly, faith-b
What happens when a child’s imagination becomes the heart of a published children’s book? In this episode of Beyond the Book with JoAnn Dickinson, I sit down with author Darya Gunay to talk about the inspiring story behi
Writing a book is only the beginning.Author coach, and publisher Brenda Cortez shares the biggest mistakes new authors make and the most important lessons she teaches writers before they publish their first book.Brenda w
In this episode children’s author Leigh Ann Hughes shares her inspiring journey back to writing after years away. Leigh Ann opens up about how motherhood reignited her creativity and how she builds engaging elementary ch
How does a children’s book character grow beyond the page and into a bigger brand? In this episode, I sit down with award-winning Elizabeth Retter, creator of the beloved Easton series, to talk about brand expansion, ani
How do faith, farming, and science come together in a children’s book? Award-winning author Sarah Philpott, PhD, talks about how life on her family’s cattle farm inspired her new lift-the-flap board book Wake Up, Little
Not every child learns to read the same way, and some children need stories written with their unique learning challenges in mind. Children’s book author and speech-language pathologist Carole G. Barton shares how her bo
Can something as simple as five basic colors help children understand complex emotions? Award-winning children's author-illustrator and teacher Katie Gigliotti shares the inspiration behind her Colors of Emotions 5-book
How does an author turn lifelong friendships into a children’s book series about diversity and inclusion? Author, professor, and researcher Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews shares how her first children’s book was inspired by he
What starts as grief doesn’t always end the way you expect. Author-illustrator Heather Boschke shares how returning to drawing during the pandemic, after nearly 30 years away, unexpectedly became a source of healing. Wha
Are you writing too many words in your children’s book? Children’s book author and former elementary school teacher Ashlee Yates shares one of the most common children’s book storytelling mistakes new authors make: forge
Before you self-publish a children's book, there are three questions every author needs to answer, and skipping them can lead to confusion, wasted money, and stalled progress.Kim Eley, CEO, writing coach, and publisher a
Heidi Brooks, award-winning children’s book author and creative entrepreneur, shares many marketing tips on how she intentionally turns her books into brands. We discuss Heidi’s new affirmation book, her Missy Moo childr
Burnout doesn’t happen because authors lack passion; it happens when there’s no creative system to support growth.Children’s book illustrator and author Kaelen Felix shares how she manages a growing series, a companion c
Do your characters solve problems, or do they just talk about them?If you write children’s books, this question changes everything.Award-winning children’s book author and literacy educator Dr. Karen Nespoli will explore
Developmental editing, line editing, and copy editing all play a crucial role in shaping children’s books, but how do you know which your manuscript needs? In this episode, I sat down with a professional editor who helpe
What does it take to turn inspiration into a children’s book series? Children’s book author John Doriot shares the story behind his Oreo children’s book series, his creative process, and what inspired him to bring these
Thinking about writing a children’s book or unsure what to do with a story you’ve already written? In this episode, I sat down with Miriam Laundry of Miriam Laundry Publishing, and we discussed guiding authors through wr
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