I am currently creating several resources which I hope teachers, librarians, Sunday School teachers, etc., might use to help children better understand what was going on during the time that Jesus was born in Palestine. While I have finally become a published picture book author, I was a teacher, a children’s librarian, a Sunday School…
Category: Donkey’s Song
The Donkey’s Song Is A Message about Love 365 Days A Year
Don’t get me wrong, I love holidays. I love the actual day of Halloween and the actual day of Thanksgiving and the actual night of Christmas Eve and the actual mornings of Easter and Christmas Day. When I was a child, I loved decorating a shoebox with construction paper, lacy hearts, and whatever else seemed…
Who Is Jacki Kellum, Author of The Donkey’s Song, Random House Children’s Books – 2022
“I am part of all that I have met.” – Tennyson – Many years ago, I read Tennyson’s words: “I am part of all that I have met,” and I can honestly say that all of my life’s experiences have become the core of who I am now. Today, as I continue to celebrate my…
Canva Is A Quick & Easy Way to Make Video Book Announcements for Authors & New Books
Without a doubt, the 21st Century is the heyday of video-enhanced data. I don’t need to quote professional sources to postulate that kids today spend an inordinate amount of time playing video games or similar video-oriented games. I’ll go beyond that and say that many of their parents grew up playing video games, too, and…
I Used Canva to Create An Announcement for My Debut Picture Book The Donkey’s Song
Several days ago, I tweeted the message that images are important to help build a social media base. And in that post, I advised authors to subscribe to Adobe Photoshop, which is expensive, at best. For years, I have subscribed to the entire Adobe Creative Suite, and I use at least one of its programs…
What Do the Words “Nativity Story” Mean? The Donkey’s Song Also Has A Multicultural Message
In the broadest of understandings, dictionary.com defines the word “nativity” as a birth. Secondarily, it describes the term as the birth of Christ. Third, it adds that the term “nativity” might allude to a church festival, commemorating the birth of Christ or Christmas. Fourth, it also adds that the term “nativity” might be a representation…
The Donkey’s Song is a Picture Book in Rhyme + Frances Gilbert’s Notes about Rhyming Picture Books
Yesterday, I posted several of my reservations about submitting for publication my Debut Picture Book, The Donkey’s Song: It is a Seasonal Book It has Religious Overtones I am an Unagented Author [But I’m about to launch a campaign to correct that issue] I was an Unpublished Author. The following is the article that I…
The Donkey’s Song Was Acquired by Random House Children’s Books Through #PBPitch – Tips for Pitching A Manuscript on Twitter
The next #PBPitch Event is February 17, 2022, and I thought that this would be a good time to remind picture book writers that Miracles DO happen via Twitter and #PBPitch. On February 20, 2020, I pitched several manuscripts through a #PBpitch Twitter event, and although my overall success was minimal that day, I am…
Writers Must Learn to Promote Themselves – The Importance of SEO or Search Engine Optimization
Perhaps it was different even 10 years ago, but in today’s market, writers must learn to promote themselves. And to that, I add that in the process, they must also learn how to harness Google. When I first began writing, I made the good decision to launch several blog sites. I have known for years…
My Intuition Actually Wrote My Debut Picture Book, The Donkey’s Song, I Just Typed
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free” – Michelangelo – My intuition is the author of my most successful writing. In fact, my intuition wrote my debut picture book, The Donkey’s Song, which is ready for pre-order now at Amazon. The Donkey’s Song is not like anything that…