MaryLou Quillen | Blog | Children's Book Author

Jul 1, 20212 min read

Book Review: Rock Classics Turned Kidlit > With A Little Help from My Friends by Lennon/McCartney

Book Review: With A Little Help from My Friends | Written by Lennon/McCartney and Illustrated by Paul Rogers

May 10, 20212 min read

Book Review: Rock Classics Turned Kidlit > Forever Young by Bob Dylan

Book Review: Rock Classics Turned Kidlit > Forever Young by Bob Dylan As a children’s author, I’m always on the hunt for unusual books with

Jul 19, 20205 min read

Story Monsters Ink: Q&A with MaryLou Quillen

Story Monsters Ink Magazine Q&A with MaryLou Quillen

Jun 20, 20201 min read

The ABCs of Emotions + Me: K is for Kindness

Kindness as a picture word evokes scenes of rescuing an injured animal or a child offering a hug to a sad friend. It is a picture of...

Jun 20, 20201 min read

The ABCs of Emotions + Me: H is for Happy

There’s a favorite children’s song “If you’re happy and you know it” that asks toddlers to perform certain actions to show they are...

Jun 20, 20201 min read

The ABCs of Emotions + Me: C is for Caring

We all stand back and marvel when we observe a young child lovingly caring for a sibling or a pet. It is indeed a beautiful sight to...

Jun 20, 20201 min read

The ABCs of Emotions + Me: B is for Blah

Blah is actually the word used to describe apathy or mild depression. We all have days of just going through the motions, even the...

Jun 20, 20201 min read

The ABCs of Emotions + Me: A is for Angry

While anger is a basic human emotion, we often try to teach our children to suppress it. This in turn can leave our children feeling...

Jun 20, 20202 min read

Kids and Emotions

It doesn’t take long to recognize that kids (including babies) are very emotional beings. Just stay in a room with an unhappy toddler for...

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