00:11:18 Heather Greer: We love questions. Please use the chat for your questions, and Leslie will answer them as she has time at the end. Use this format. QUESTION: Put your question here. 00:17:02 Daniel: Daniel Eichelberger: dkirkeichelberger@gmail.com. I write for children and am interested on getting some children's books published. Also thinking about doing a memoir of sorts that deals with being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse....but that is not in the children's category! 00:18:00 Whitaker Jordan: @drwhitbooks (Instagram, etc.) - I write Bible stories in the style of Doctor Seuss. I also write YA novels. Like Daniel, I am interested in getting my manuscripts published. 00:20:50 Heather Greer: 1heather.greer is my instagram and heathergreer.com is my website Currently I write for adults, but I have a love for children's literature and am submitting an interactive nature devotional for kids 00:24:50 Penny Frost MCGinnis: I currently write fiction, my first novel was published in May. I've been interested in writing for children since I was a children's librarian. I've had some poems published for children in magazines. http://pennyfrostmcginnis.com penny.frost.mcginnis@gmail.com 00:25:53 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Some of my favorites are Kevin Henkes and Eric Carle. 00:28:22 Patricia Tiffany Morris: I had never heard of this genre. Where can I learn more about this? 00:39:08 Patricia Tiffany Morris: I write split time suspense fiction, children's stories rhyming and lyrical, somewhat poetic style. I'm also an artist/illustrator- architecture degrees. I LOVE the geronimo text variations style. That's what I would like to do!! Love it. 00:39:20 Martha Artyomenko: My boys loved Geronimo Stilton. 00:40:43 Classroom 4: 30 minutes remaining. THIRTY minutes. 00:42:45 Daniel: What would the Shel Sillverstein books have been considered? 00:42:46 Patricia Tiffany Morris: YES verse novel! I am thinking that is what I am writing. 00:45:25 Daniel: The Hunger Games novels were positively riveting. 00:45:29 Martha Artyomenko: Sara Ella Nadine Brandes. 00:45:49 Patricia Tiffany Morris: Up and coming author, Annette Marie Griffin has won numerous awards and I 've read some. 00:48:36 Patricia Tiffany Morris: QUESTION: what other Verse Novels can you recommend. or a place to research that genre? 00:48:37 Daniel: Where the Sidewalk ends 00:49:05 Jean Hall: In my library they are under children's poetry 00:49:14 Whitaker Jordan: QUESTION: You have the age range for picture books at 4-8. I think I have also seen 2-6, and I was wondering if that would be closer to what my books would be. Would 2-6 be an appropriate category for PBs? 00:51:16 Classroom 4: 20 minutes remaining. TWENTY minutes. 00:51:28 Jean Hall: The Library of Congress is an excellent source. 00:56:29 Martha Artyomenko: QUESTION: You mentioned reading lists. Do you know any publishers that promote to homeschool curriculum companies? 01:03:02 Patricia Tiffany Morris: QUESTION: Do you have examples of STEAM books you recommend? 01:05:02 Penny Frost MCGinnis: verse novel I read to students ws Love That Dog 01:05:58 Classroom 4: 5 minutes remaining. FIVE minutes. 01:06:03 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech grades 4-6. 01:07:44 Leslie Santamaria: evelynchristensen.com 01:08:14 Patricia Tiffany Morris: STEAM is addition of art 01:09:31 Patricia Tiffany Morris: THANKS SOOOOO MUCH. This is delightfully helpful 01:09:54 Daniel: picturebooks 01:10:05 Daniel: non-fiction, too 01:10:19 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Thank you. This was great! 01:10:29 Heather Greer: Thank you! 01:10:44 Patricia Tiffany Morris: CAN YOU put the CONTACt info back up?