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SCBWI Member Videos: How to Apply for Awards and Grants

2024

Pennsylvania: East

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Little Jenny Spotter is afraid of thunderstorms. What kid wouldn't be? Her father tells her there's no reason to be scared - thunderstorms are caused by a race of friendly giants called Thunder-Kickers. One night, during a really bad storm, Jenny hears a loud crash outside. She discovers a Thunder-Kicker has fallen out of the sky and landed in her backyard! Jenny wants to help her new friend get back home, but she'll have to overcome her fear of the thunder to do so.

Jenny and the Thunder-Kicker

Paul is a boy who loves to pretend he’s a hero, but because he’s in a wheelchair, he thinks he can never become one in real life. Fortunately, he learns a valuable lesson that teaches him how anyone can be a hero simply by helping others.

From Zero to Hero: Children's Coloring Storybook

Samantha is a young girl who enjoys dressing up in fun, unique outfits, but everyone in her class teases her for it. Samantha soon learns the importance of embracing her individuality and shows how her one-of-a-kind sense of style is only part of what makes her special.

Only One Samantha: Children's Coloring Storybook

Billy has a large birthmark that covers most of his face. It always hurts him whenever people stare or make fun of him, and he wishes he could just make it go away so he could be a normal kid. But even though he may hate his birthmark now, Billy will soon learn how to appreciate it, thanks to the help of a good friend.

Billy's Birthmark

Leanne loved wearing colorful wigs to school, and her classmates enjoyed seeing what new beautiful hair-do she'd have each day. They didn't know that Leanne wore these wigs to hide an embarrassing secret, but they would soon find out. Leanne will also find out that true beauty comes from within and that she has nothing to hide from the world.

Leanne and Her Wigs

Emma has been feeling very sad and lonely lately. She doesn't find joy playing outside or seeing her friends or spending time with her family. Her sadness follows her around as a large storm cloud over head, making her feel worse each day. Emma soon learns that she has something called, "depression." Luckily, with the help of her family, she finds a way to face the depression and to keep the storm cloud from getting too big.

This book can help children (and parents) understand depression and recognize how it's different from regular sadness. It will also provide some guidance on how to addres

Emma and the Storm Cloud

Everyone makes mistakes, some big and some small. This book will teach children (and most adults) that mistakes are a necessary part of life and that it’s always possible to learn from them.

We All Make Mistakes

Alex was like any other kid, except he had a little Worry Monster that followed him around, whispering worries in his ear and making him anxious. Each day, he tried to ignore the Worry Monster, but it was getting harder and harder. As Alex's anxiety gets worse, he looks for ways to stop the worrying, and soon discovers that he actually has the power to control it. While Anxious Alex and the Worry Monster is written as a children's story, the lesson is for all ages. It's important for everyone to not only understand what anxiety feels like, but to learn how to live with it.

Anxious Alex and the Worry Monster

The sequel to "Dodger's Doorway" and the second chapter of "The Storyworld Saga"

A clockmaker is dead, a town is in disarray, and a mysterious murderer is on the loose. Agent Holmes of the Himshire Investigators may be facing his toughest case yet, and if he wants to solve it, he'll need some help.

It's been ten years since Mark Bishop's trip to Storyworld, and he has since become a best-selling author after publishing a book about his magical experience. But little does he know that a new series of adventures await.

Return to Storyworld

The first chapter of "The Storyworld Saga"

One night, timid teenager Mark "Dodger" Bishop stumbles through a magical doorway that transports him to Storyworld, a strange realm inhabited by characters from fairy tales, myths, and legends. Dodger must team up with the warrior Humpty Dumpty and the alchemist Rumpelstiltskin to complete a series of adventures. Along the way, they encounter a cannibalistic witch, a mad puppeteer, ferocious bounty hunters, and much more.

Dodger's Doorway

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