Board Book vs. Picture Book vs. Early Reader: How to Write Across Genres

Laura Gehl is the author of more than forty picture books, board books, and early readers including One Big Pair of Underwear (Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title, International Literacy Association Honor Book, Booklist Books for Youth Editors’ Choice); the Peep and Egg series (Parents’ Choice Recommendation, Amazon Editors’ Pick, Children’s Choice Book Award Finalist); My Pillow Keeps Moving (Junior Library Guild selection, New York Public Library Best Books of 2018 selection); I Got a Chicken for My Birthday (Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2018 selection); and Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year). Laura’s recent picture book Who Is a Scientist? received a starred review from Kirkus and was a CCBC Choices 2022 selection, and her recent board book Odd Beasts was an ALA Notable selection. Her spring 2022 picture book Apple and Magnolia (Walker Books/Flyaway Books) received three starred reviews and was a Kirkus Best Books of 2022 selection, and her spring 2022 picture book Donut was both a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection. Upcoming titles include Frog Can Hop (Simon & Schuster); Climate Warriors (Lerner); The Elevator on 74 th Street (Simon & Schuster); and Who Made the Mess? (Capstone). Laura lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her husband and four children, but she loves traveling around the country to speak to students about reading and writing. Visit her online at www.lauragehl.com.