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2015 Category Archives: Fun stuff
Oct
29
2015 Halloweensie Contest
For fun, I’m entering Susanna Leonard Hill’s “Halloweensie” contest this year. The rules: write a children’s story about Halloween in 100 words or less using the words costume, dark and haunt. Happy Halloween, everyone! Too Much (97 words) By Susanne Whitehouse Costumed kids are on the prowl Mummies stalk and werewolves howl. Haunted ghouls walk side […]
Oct
25
2015 PiBoIdMo 2015
Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) is just days away! The concept is simple: come up with 30 picture book ideas in the 30 days of November. Can you do it? Are you up for the challenge? Head over to the website of picture book author and blogger extraordinaire, Tara Lazar, to sign-up. I’ve participated the […]
Oct
18
2015 The “Thesaurus”
A little word humor to kick off the work week…
Sep
28
2015 You Can Read It…Anywhere!
Personally, I think anywhere you read a book is a great place. But I’m sure there are some unusual places that you’ve read a book or seen someone else reading. Or maybe some strange positions you’ve found a reader? I found my daughter reading her book in this position today while I was shopping for […]
Aug
14
2015 Eye Before Flea…
Last school year, I co-taught 4th grade math and science. In a few days, I’ll be heading back for teacher work days and this year I’m co-teaching 5th grade reading and writing. I guess I better brush up on my rules! Eye before flea…
Jul
8
2015 Browseabout Books
My family was hanging out today at our favorite bookstore, Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Love this place!
Jun
22
2015 Books to the Ceiling
Today was my first day attending the 2015 Children’s Literature Conference at Shenandoah University. This is a conference for teachers, administrators and librarians, but I also get so much out of it as a writer. I attended two years ago and this is by far one of my favorite conferences. Fun, professional and uber organized. […]
May
16
2015 Siri Makes a Joke
Who hasn’t asked Siri a crazy question before to hear her answer? “What color is the sky?” or “What’s your favorite animal?” are good ones. My family got a kick out of asking her, “What does the fox say?” when that song was popular. (If you haven’t tried it, go ahead…but be sure to ask her […]
May
8
2015 Writer’s Bag
Check-out this awesome bag I got from one of my students for Teacher Appreciation Week! I love it!
