We are so grateful for the eye-opening perspectives and
education from our seventh-annual 2021 ReFoReMo challenge. You are all winners
for dedicating yourselves to mentor text study and growing your craft through
this challenge.
Book discussion takes mentor text study to another level and that
is why we created the ReFoReMo Facebook group. We decided to give a bonus prize
this year to the participant that reflected the most in our Facebook discussion
group. This person posted lengthy reflections on every book throughout ReFoReMo,
attempting to spark new discussions nearly every day. We see you and thank you…
Eva Fekete de Felder!
You win a 20-minute consultation with us!
(Carrie Charley Brown and Kirsti Call)
We hope you will all stay engaged in our ReFoReMo Facebook group
throughout the entire year with picture book discussion, helping others with mentor
text recommendations, and sharing picture book resources. Reading for Research
blog posts will be featured each Tuesday, including a mini challenge on the
third Tuesday of each month.
Thank you, again, to our amazing ReFoReMo presenters and
prize donors! If you have not already, please mark their books as “to-read” or “read”
on Goodreads, give back by writing reviews, request their books at the library,
and follow them on social media. You will find links to each of their websites
here.
And now…the winners of our Rafflecopter Drawing…
Kirsti Call’s COW SAYS MEOW: Donna L. Martin
Quick Look Critique with Carrie Charley Brown: Dea Brayden
Marcie Flinchum Atkins’ WAIT REST PAUSE: Celeste A Turner
Miranda Paul’s BEYOND: DISCOVERIES FROM OUTER SPACE: Noelle
McBride
Heidi E. Y. Stemple and Jane Yolen’s I AM THE STORM: Kimberly
Wilson
15-30 Min Consultation with Susannah Richards: Michelle Kashinsky
Joyce Sweeney’s PLOTTING YOUR NOVEL WITH THE PLOT CLOCK: Patricia
Nozell
Joana Pastro’s LILLYBELLE, A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS: Hilary
Margitich
Sue Ganz-Schmitt’s THAT MONSTER ON THE BLOCK: Serena Gingold
Allen
Sue Ganz-Schmitt’s NOW I’M A BIRD: Kay Tarapolsi
Sue Ganz-Schmitt’s PLANET KINDERGARTEN: Jennifer Hunt
Hayley Barrett’s: WHAT MISS MITCHELL SAW: Jennifer Cole Judd
30-Min Coaching Session with Carole Boston Weatherford:
Jenny Buchet
Picture Book Critique with Erin Dionne: Sheri Rad
Picture Book Critique with Agent Kaitlyn Sanchez: Angie
Quantrell
Traci Sorell’s CLASSIFIED: THE SECRET CAREER OF MARY GOLDA
ROSS: Janet Sheets
45-Minute Zoom or Consultation with Lauren Kerstein: Vasilia
Graboski
Swag Package from Lauren Kerstein: Maria Marshall
Todd Tarpley’s 3-book package: Heather Pierce Stigall
Corey Rosen Schwartz donates Kirsti Call’s Cow Says Meow:
Susan Papierski Summers
Picture Book Critique from Cindy Schrauben: Lynne Marie
Picture Book Critique or Consultation with Kathy Halsey:
Brenda Flower
Janie Reinart donates Lola Schaefer’s TEACHING THE CRAFT OF
WRITING: Suzanne Poulter Harris
Picture Book Critique from Editor Jackie Kruzie: Natasha
Garnett
Picture Book Critique or Virtual School Visit from Keila
Dawson: Gretchen Huesmann
Congratulations again, to all ReFoReMo 2021 participants! We
hope your picture book drafts and revisions will be productive in this new year.
We encourage you to jump right in and revise together with the #ReVISIONweek Spring challenge tomorrow on Lauren
Kerstein’s blog. The springtime focus is page spreads. Who’s ready to revise?