Merriam-Webster’s 150 First Words Board Book

Merriam-Webster’s 150 First Words Board Book
by Claire Laties Davis (Author) and Kasia Dudziuk (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Need a book to keep a little one busy during a long flight or car ride? For toddlers ages 0-3, this large-format first-word board book introduced 150 single words and short phrases and then along the border of every colorful two-page illustration, a photograph of each item is presented to encourage additional search-and-find activity with nine babies of different ethnic backgrounds and settings from around the world.

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Summer Reading Club

You are invited to join the June 1-August 31, 2022 #kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club and read all summer long. The goal is to build a list of comps (published children’s books like yours) to use in your query when you send out your #kidlit manuscript.​

Q. What is the #kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club?
A. A digital reading log in a private Facebook Group.

#kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club Rules:
1. Read one *possible* comp a week (a children’s book like yours)
2. in June, July, and August.
3. Post a book emoji 📚 with a # to record it: 📚1, 📚2, etc.
4. Build a list of comps for your query
5. by selecting the best *possible* comps🥇 at the end of each month.


Q. Do you post the book title, too?
A. No. Only post a book emoji: 📚. Book comps are a sales tool. Save this important sales information for your query letter.


Why read comps?

Book comps can help you:

  • Write your book
  • Revise your book
  • Sell your book

Are you ready to ready to read and write this summer? Join us!

  1. Download the #kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club FAQ e-book on the Summer Reading page.
  2. Click the yellow “Join group” button in the e-book.
  3. Then click the blue Facebook “Join group” button.

Q. Can you join without downloading the e-book?
A. No. I’ve had too many friends lose control of their social media accounts to hackers, so I added this extra step as a precaution.

I look forward to reading with you this summer!
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