We love words, stories, and wonderful art. We care about the people who create them. We know publishing. And we help bring authors and illustrators and their books to their readers -- as well as share information about books and their creators with librarians, teachers, booksellers, and anyone who cares about a good children's and teen books. See www.deborahsloanandcompany.com for more information on how we can help you.

See www.authorbuzz.com/kids if you're a children's or YA author or illustrator looking to share the story behind YOUR story with over 400,000 readers, reading groups, booksellers and librarians. By writing notes that are distributed via targeted e-newsletters, you can "talk" with your favorite booksellers, librarians and readers and tell them how your book came to be, offer excerpts, phone chats or visits with reading groups and book clubs, material for newsletters, info about contests and freebies, mentions of new reviews and awards — anything and everything authors and illustrators want to buzz directly to the people who buy, read and sell their books.

Plus, the Picnic Basket book blog offers school and library professionals tastes of new and forthcoming children's books with first-come, first-serve sample copies of books for kids of all ages. We send free books - you tell us what you think! Teachers and librarians: To join our intrepid band of online reviewers, visit www.thepicnic-basket.com