Originally published on Picture books, eh! My debut picture book, My Mom Is NOT a Superhero, was released on May 4th. It went through many drafts—honestly, I couldn’t even tell you how many—but one thing is for sure: It looks nothing like it did as a first draft. The biggest reason for that is my
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