And both must be written concisely with stellar word choices, figurative language, and rich vocabulary. Both demand a compelling/intriguing/turn-the-page story line. RS: There are more similarities between writing fiction and nonfiction than there are differences. In what way is your writing process different for writing fiction vs. RVC: Your PB career launched with a series of fiction books ( Cowboy Christmas, and the Ruby Rose series), then you got into nonfiction PB with Pride, Stonewall, and Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights. Rob Sanders is represented by Rubin Pfeffer.Įmail: Twitter: /RobSandersWrite

(Random House Children’s Books) and Ball and Balloon (Simon & Schuster). 2019 releases include Stonewall: A Building. In April comes Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag (Random House Children’s Books) and in the fall Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights will release from Simon & Schuster. This year, Rob will release his first nonfiction picture books. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster) which just won the Gold Medal for Younger Children’s Literature in the Florida Book Awards, and Ruby Rose Big Bravos (HarperCollins). His picture books include: Cowboy Christmas (Golden Books/Random House), Outer Space Bedtime Race (Random House Children’s Books) named one of the top 20 rhyming picture books of 2015 by KidLit TV and winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, Ruby Rose-Off to School She Goes (HarperCollins), Rodzilla (Margaret K. He worked for fifteen years in religious educational publishing as a writer, editor, editorial manager, and product designer. He is a picture book author, a language arts teacher, and a coach for other picture book writers.

This month’s PB creator interview is with Rob Sanders, a native of Springfield, Missouri.

Pride by Rob Sanders