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My Buddy Knows Letters review
For young children, My Buddy Knows Letters offers a flash card early learning experience in a picture book. Author Keith Wheeler is a family man in every sense of the word. Married to his high school sweetheart since 1997, he has amassed a tribe of four children in Missouri, USA. When joined with a lifetime […]
Author Danny Blitz interview + free book bonus
Old Mate Media talks to author Danny Blitz about her just released, bestselling children’s picture book Much To Do Before A Dog. Author Danny Blitz and illustrator Sheridan Blitz are a mother-daughter team who’ve turned a true story into one of the cutest children’s picture books you’ll ever read. It’s about teaching responsibility. Sheridan, represented […]
Five easy steps to help photos of your book go viral
Need help promoting your new self-published book? Old Mate Media’s handy tips will guide you through the process. Congratulations! You’e a published author! There are few better feelings than holding your own creative work in your hands and imagining it being enjoyed by many eager readers. But now, the hard work of spreading the word […]
Military Friends ABC review
Author Tony Hunter turns his experience in the military into a unique early learning children’s picture book. I’m not a military man. In Australia –a relatively young nation locked on an island thousands of miles from anywhere – the military isn’t the cultural priority it is in other regions. We have a lot of respect […]
99c children’s picture book celebration
To celebrate the arrival of The Little Green Boat in paperback form, we’re giving you a taste of the action adventure fun for a bargain price. You can’t get better value for money than a five-star rated, world-class 99c children’s picture book. The Little Green Boat is the first book in The Wild Imagination of […]
The Little Green Boat print edition out now
Our first beloved children’s picture book has had a makeover and is getting a re-release on both digital and print formats. Like an awesome director’s cut, or a high-definition re-imagining, The Little Green Boat print edition is here. The first book in The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly series was originally released in late 2015. […]
Funny Bunny Feelings review
Author Joanne Tan-Casem teams up with illustrator Hannah Varela on a cute little children’s picture book with a surprising twist. It’s not easy being a parent. This is a children’s picture book review, so if you are reading it, I’m sure you don’t need any explanation as to why. So many sleepless nights. All that […]
Five star review for A Very Strange Zoo
Old Mate Media is very excited to share some positive news about one of our books, A Very Strange Zoo. It has received a five star review from Readers Favorite. What is Readers' Favorite? Readers' Favorite is one of the internet's most respected book review websites. The sites' writers review new books from authors of […]
Self-publishing author survey - win a book assessment
Children's book publisher Old Mate Media is seeking your opinion. We have talked to readers and now we want to hear from authors and potential authors. What do you need help with in achieving your self publishing goals? Who is Old Mate Media? Here at Old Mate Media we help authors take their concepts from a […]
Lulu and Lainey … The Lucky Day review
Author Lois Petren and illustrator Tanja Russita return to bookshelves with a new adventure for Lulu and Lainey Earlier in 2017, we fell in love with Lois Petren and Tanja Russita’s Lulu and Lainey series. We reviewed the first entry, Lulu and Lainey … A French Yarn, which was inspired by Petren’s own experience of […]
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