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Events
Upcoming Events:
World Read Aloud Day
February 1, 2023
Hillsboro Reads
March 2023
Past Events:
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
Interviews & Guest Blog Posts
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
Articles
“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.