Waxwing Books

15/07/2025

Flora and the Jazzers pre-orders are flooding in, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Did you know that the first 500 people who pre-order the book and submit their information will receive exclusive pre-order bonuses?

Take a peek at what you’ll receive if you pre-order the book and submit your information on the website BEFORE October 7, 2025.
💌 A postcard featuring Flora herself
🎷A sticker sheet with stickers of Flora and the whole Jazzer band
📚 A Flora and the Jazzers bookmark

But don’t wait! Only the first 500 people who pre-order and enter their information will receive bonuses, and the books are selling fast!

Pre-ordering books is the best way to help an author and a book, so head to https://waxwingbooks.com/flora-bonuses/ and pre-order your copy now.

10/07/2025

Hoping to get a signed copy of Beyond Mulberry Glen? 

Author Millie Florence will be a Rolling Rabbit Bookshop in Byron Center, Michigan this month for an author event. She’ll be reading some of her book, signing copies, and answering all of your bookish questions. 

You can catch her on Saturday, July 19th, from 10 AM to 12 PM at Rolling Rabbit Bookshop. 

You can RSVP here at the link in our bio.

We hope to see you there!

10/07/2025

Hoping to get a signed copy of Beyond Mulberry Glen?

Author Millie Florence will be a Rolling Rabbit Bookshop in Byron Center, Michigan this month for an author event. She’ll be reading some of her book, signing copies, and answering all of your bookish questions.

You can catch her on Saturday, July 19th, from 10 AM to 12 PM at Rolling Rabbit Bookshop.

You can RSVP here at https://www.facebook.com/events/1493826558245803

We hope to see you there!

04/07/2025

Happy Fourth of July from Waxwing Books!

25/06/2025

📚🥳BOOK TRAILER ALERT! 📚🥳

What will become of the music in Flora’s heart?

Flora the ferret longs to attend a concert someday, but she is only a lowly scullery maid. She must save every penny.

When she discovers that the Jazzers, her favorite band, are performing at the hotel where she works, Flora is determined to hear them. But her manager forbids her from going. “Music is not for someone like you,” he tells her.

It turns out, however, that the Jazzers have a problem, and Flora might be just the one to help…

Flora and the Jazzers is a lush, Jazz Age Cinderella story about a heart–and a voice–that won’t be silenced, written and illustrated by Astrid Sheckels.

Head to📚🥳BOOK TRAILER ALERT! 📚🥳

What will become of the music in Flora’s heart?

Flora the ferret longs to attend a concert someday, but she is only a lowly scullery maid. She must save every penny.

When she discovers that the Jazzers, her favorite band, are performing at the hotel where she works, Flora is determined to hear them. But her manager forbids her from going. “Music is not for someone like you,” he tells her.

It turns out, however, that the Jazzers have a problem, and Flora might be just the one to help…

Flora and the Jazzers is a lush, Jazz Age Cinderella story about a heart–and a voice–that won’t be silenced, written and illustrated by Astrid Sheckels.

Head to https://waxwingbooks.com/flora-and-the-jazzers/ to pre-order the book now!

23/05/2025

We’re THRILLED to announce that two of our very own Waxwing books took home gold medals at the Independent Publisher Book Awards yesterday!🥳🥇

Beyond Mulberry Glen won the IPPY Gold Medal in Juvenile Fiction.

Dear Duck, Please Come! won the IPPY Gold Medal in Children Picture Books (7& Under)

We’re so grateful for all of the people who worked on these wonderful books. And we’re so grateful to all of YOU for supporting Waxwing books as they take flight! 🕊️

21/02/2025

Painting Wonder is an enchanting picture book biography about the artist whose illustrations brought the worlds of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien to life.

Published by Waxwing Books, it will be released on April 1, and has already received a Kirkus starred Review!🥳🌟

Katie Wray Schon is the debut author of this upcoming book and she recently visited with Caroline Starr Rose to talk about the book, her process of writing, and all things Narnia! 🦁

Check out the whole interview below!

age range: 6-8 yearsgenre / format: picture book biographyKatie Wray Schon’s website An accessible and inspiring mini-biography, delightfully illustrated.— Kirkus Reviews, starred review Please tell us about your book. PAINTING WONDER is a picture book biography of Pauline Baynes, the talented w...