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B Is for Bananas, illustrated by Estrela Lourenço, and coming out April 11th, 2023, has been selected as an Amazon Editor’s Pick for the Best Books of April for Ages 3-5, along with one of my picture book author idols. Can you guess who?!
Upcoming Events:
Green Bean Books
Story Time
July 11th, 2023 at 11am
Past Events:
Oregon Book Awards Author Tour
Author Visit, May 2023
Green Bean Books
Virtual (Recorded) Storytime
Powell’s City of Books
Kids’ Pajama Storytime
May 6
Tigard Public Library
Story Walk Unveiling
May 7,
Hillsboro Barnes & Noble
Pajama Storytime
April 19, 2023
The Book Nook
B Is for Bananas Book Launch & Pajama Party
April 15, 2023
Green Bean Books
Bananas Storytime
March 19, 2023
Hillsboro Reads
Local Author Fair
March 18, 2023
Hillsboro Reads
Toddler Time Story Time
March 7, 2023
World Read Aloud Day
February 1, 2023
Funny Women of Kidlit Confab
November 12-13, 2022
Portland Book Festival, Portland, OR,
November 5, 2022
Storytime at Barnes & Noble Hillsboro, OR, September 3, 2022
12×12 Picture Book Chat with Estrela Lourenço and Julie Hedlund, July 12, 2022 4pm
Storytime at Barnes and Noble Bridgeport Village, Tigard, OR, July 9, 2022
Author Visit, Hiteon Elementary, Beaverton, OR, May 6, 2022
Story Time for Independent Bookstore Day at Third Street Books, McMinnville, OR, April 30, 2022
Book Launch and Story Time at The Book Nook, Canby, OR, April 23, 2022
Virtual Story Time with Estrela Lourenço and Green Bean Books, April 12, 2022
Virtual Book Launch in conversation with Kimberly Wilson and Annie Bloom’s Books, April 12, 2022
Virtual Story Time: The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, April 9, 2022
Conference Speaker: NJASL Mini-Con, “From Blah-Blah to Ha-Ha! Funny Information Picture Books That Liven Up Reading” (presented with Hannah Holt), April 2, 2022
May 24, 2023: Now Hear This Canby Podcast: Back in Bananas
May 15, 2023: Talking Tigard Podcast: It’s Bananas with Author Carrie Tillotson
April 10, 2023: Canby Herald: Local creators going b-b-b-bananas
March 21, 2023: KGW8: Portland children’s authors form quite a bunch with banana books: “What are the odds?”
June 1, 2022: Andrew Hacket’s The Backstory – The BackStory: COUNTING TO BANANAS
April 26, 2022: Picture Book Look Podcast Episode 91: Counting to Bananas with Carrie Tillotson, Estrela Lourenço, Cheryl Eissing, and Ellice Lee
April 26, 2022: Susanna Leonard Hill’s Tuesday Debut – Presenting Carrie Tillotson!
April 12, 2022: That’s Bananas! Canby Native Author’s Acclaimed Children’s Book
April 11, 2022: KATU Afternoon Live Interview
March 31, 2022: Canby Herald – Local Oregon author debuts children’s book
March 17, 2022: A Fuse 8 Production – Orange You Glad I’m Doing This Interview? Carrie Tillotson & Estrela Lourenço Talk Bananas
February 9, 2022: Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) – Kidlit Caravan Swings into Town!
January 19, 2022: Storystorm – Carrie Tillotson Writes in Weird Places
January 8, 2022: Math is Everywhere – Author and Editor Interview and Giveaway
January 8, 2022: Will Write for Cookies – Recipes for Success with Kidlit Caravan
August 13, 2021: Kidlit411 – Cover Reveal for Counting to Bananas
“A Runner’s Guide to Submissions: One Step at a Time and Hope for the Best.” Oregon SCBWI Newsworthy, March/April 2021.
“Science and Us: Teens on the Science Communication Scene.” Muse. November 2020.
“Check ‘Em Out: A Collection of Extraordinary Libraries.” Muse. October 2020.
“If You Were a Deep-Sea Dweller.” Muse. January 2020.
“Life in the Deep.” Ask. October 2019.
“Deceptive Data and Charts That Cheat: How to Sleuth the Truth from Misleading Graphs.” Muse. November/December 2018.
