The Mitten: Hugs and Hurrahs

May 2025

Happy Spring, MichKids! Welcome to this quarter's small but mighty edition of Hugs and Hurrahs!

Jacquie Sewell is thrilled to announce that her book Whale Fall Cafe (Tilbury House 2021) has been selected for inclusion in Detroit Public Schools 2025 Local Authors' Panel, a collection of books by Michigan authors recommended by the DPS Curriculum and Instruction Committee. Whale Fall Cafe will be highlighted on their internal hub and website detroitk12.org as well as their social media.

We're so happy for you, Jacquie!

Rhonda Gowler Greene is excited to share she recently signed three new contracts with Little Shepherd Books, an imprint of Scholastic. The first two books will be board books illustrated by Lisa Alderson.

Mommy Loves Me: And God Does Too! (coming March 2026)

Daddy Loves Me: And God Does Too!

(May 2026)

The Not-So-Silent Night: (subtitle - TBA) illustrated by Ana Nguyen (Fall 2026)

Congratulations times three, Rhonda!

Joseph Miller was a finalist in the PBParty contest 2025 and snagged an agent: Katie Erickson at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency.

Way to go, Joseph!

Congratulations, everyone! You're an inspiration to us all. Until next time, please send your good news to Alison Hodgson at aewhodgson@gmail.com.

~Alison Hodgson

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4 comments:

Natalie AguirreJanuary 9, 2015 at 11:30 AM
Wow! So much good news. Excited for everyone. It's so great to see so many Michigan SCBWI members with good news.
Virginia RinkelJanuary 21, 2015 at 11:28 PM
Way to go all you Michigan members. Great to read about everyone and everything. A big thank you to Kristen, Patti, and Nina for all this editing! You're doing a great job!
Barbara J.RebbeckMarch 6, 2015 at 7:48 PM
Congrats to everyone! Way to go!!!
RachelOctober 9, 2015 at 3:45 PM
Congratulations to all who have published this year (well, in any year). Such greatness in this membership.