I'm at the Highlights Foundation Founders Workshop and who is here but Jules Danielson, of Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, and who happens to know American Sign Language? Jules does!
Happy World Read Aloud Day!
7Mar
27Nov
“Children can have too many toys, but never enough books.” – Jarrett Krosoczka from his Picture Book Month Essay.
When The New York Times declared, “Picture Books No Longer A Staple for Children” in an article published in October 2010,…
15Nov
This event was so amaaaazing! The organizers did an incredible job. I want to thank Martha Schall, Doreen Tarascio, Gretchen Lunsford and Donna Hires for inviting me to do the keynote. It was an honor!
I was more nervous than…
18Jun
Here is why I love writing books for children. Next time someone asks me when I'm going to write a "real" book, I'll send them to this blog.
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18May
I haven't been able to get this 30 second video to work, but if you want to see what South Dakota Public Broadcasting is doing for reading, check this out. My book WHO HOPS? appears this month along with BUNNIES…
8May
The amazing Colleen Carroll has written a fantastic Teacher's Guide for The Curse of Addy McMahon! Tell all the teachers you know! I'll put it up here, and anyone who wants a copy of the printed 11 x 17" guide,…
1Mar
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27Feb
Tooth Fairy Sinks Teeth Into Dating World
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. (Wireless Flash) — The Tooth Fairy is off the market, but there was a time when
she couldn’t snag a boyfriend. National Tooth Fairy Day is tomorrow (Feb. 28),…
26Nov
Imagine a site that is completely dedicated to reading. Okay, okay. I guess that in and of itself isn't unique. But Reading Rockets is. Yes, they provide free reading guides and great links to "Strategies to help kids who struggle"…
29Oct
Toad Hill reviews is a fabulous book review blog for and by tweens. The reviews sound as though they are written by much older kids - it's obvious these kids are big readers. I may be a bit prejudice though...they…