All About the Books with Janet Squires

Thoughts on writing and sharing children's books and adult novels from an award-winning writer.

Friday, November 21, 2025

National Gingerbread Cookie Day!

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 November 21st is National Gingerbread Cookie Day! CELEBRATE with your favorite Gingerbread Cookie. Here’s mine— THE GINGERBREAD COWBOY!
Friday, November 7, 2025

Picture Book Friday

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  Papá 's Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo with illustrations by Eliza Kinkz   This 2024 Pura Belpré Honor Award book is a li...
Friday, October 24, 2025

Picture Book Friday

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  Natthe Cat Takes a Nap : Ready-to-Read by author/illustrator Jarrett Lerner. Nat the Cat is built on a simple, but clever premise. He want...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Picture Book Friday

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  Scroll by Hui Li is a wonderfully imagined story of discovery and adventure. This is Li’s debut author/illustrated book for young readers...
Friday, October 10, 2025

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I always love seeing the many imaginative and fun ways my books find audiences! Lasso a good book and READ!
Friday, June 13, 2025

Picture Book Friday

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Hidden Gem by author and illustrator, Linda Liu, offers a clever portrait about finding confidence in being yourself.  “I rock and roll a...
Friday, June 6, 2025

Picture Book Friday

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  Beneath by author and illustrator Cori Doerrfeld Did you ever have one of those days when you just wanted to stay in bed with the cover...
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Janet S.
I began my career writing for regional and national magazines then shifted my interest to children's books. My picture book, "The Gingerbread Cowboy," published by HarperCollins, was the Arizona Governor's 2007 First Grade Book. I belong to SCBWI, Women Writing the West, Western Writers of America, and Western Fictioneers.
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