Kristin Wolden Nitz

Tag: Jeanie Franz Ransom

  • Opening Up

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    Kristin Wolden Nitz
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    Once upon a time, I used to agree that picture book writers had to put much more time into selecting each individual word than novelists. After all, picture book writers can have anywhere from seven words to three thousand words to work with as they work to tell an entire story.*  I can’t speak for every novelist,…

  • What Really Happened to Humpty? He won!!

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    My friend Jeanie Franz Ransom just received some eggs-citing news! Her picture book WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO HUMPTY just won the New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for best picture book narrative.  So right now her eggstremely funny book is sitting on a website just to the left of THE HUNGER GAMES.   I’m proud to be an…