CIPA Member News: Julie Federico

Anger is OKAY, Violence is NOT, written by Julie Federico and illustrated by Glori Alexander, received a radiant review from Blue Ink Review this month. The reviewer said Julie’s book, “is a thoughtful, much-needed addition to pre-school teachers’ and social workers’ libraries. With vibrant, TV cartoon-like illustrations and simple, direct text appropriate for even the…

CIPA Members News: Blue Ink Reviews and John Mattson

BlueInk Review is a service devoted to offering honest, objective reviews of self-published titles. Founded by Patti Thorn, former book review editor of the Rocky Mountain News, and Patricia Moosbrugger, an internationally known literary agent, BlueInk offers reviews penned by professional critics and writers whose bylines have appeared in major newspapers, such as theNew York Times, Washington Post and Chicago…