Preschool (3-5 years) & Early Elementary (5-8 years):
Young Adult (12+ years):
Aug
1
2015
Jul
28
2015 Dr. Seuss: What Pet Should I Get?
Believe it or not, Dr. Seuss has a new book coming out today! Yes, he passed away 24 years ago, but one of his manuscripts (possibly written between 1958 and 1962) was discovered and published. This book What Pet Should I Get? has a section at the back that explains more about how the manuscript and illustrations were found and Dr. Seuss’ creative process. Go out and get a copy!
Jul
8
2015 Browseabout Books
My family was hanging out today at our favorite bookstore, Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Love this place!
Jul
1
2015 What I’ve Been Reading (June 2015)
I attended the fantastic Children’s Literature Conference at Shenandoah University in June where I got the opportunity to hear some amazing authors and illustrators speak. Many of this month’s recommended books come from the conference. Happy reading!
Babies and Toddlers (0-2 years) & Preschool (3-5 years):
Preschool (3-5 years):
Preschool (3-5 years) & Early Elementary (5-8 years):
Early Elementary (5-8 years) and Middle Grades (8-12 years):
Middle Grades (8-12 years):
Jun
24
2015 #PBPitch
I participated in the Picture Book Pitch event on twitter today! Pitch your picture book for agents and editors to read and if they favorite your tweet, you can submit to them. What a fun idea!
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. After one day, I know I will be just as blown away this week as I was two years ago.
The day started out with one of the conference staff reading a poem by Arnold Lobel. It made us all chuckle, so I wanted to share it with you.
Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My piles of books are a mile high.
How I love them!
How I need them!
I’ll have a long beard
by the time I read them.
I have an ever growing book pile on my bed side table that sometimes looks a mile high. Just not enough hours in the day, right?
I also found this poem on Owl Square Press as a print, if anyone is interested in hanging it in their writing studio. I might put this on my wish list for the holidays!
More to come this week as I pick up great tips from these fabulous authors and illustrators on the agenda. Just to name a few: 2015 Newbery winner Kwame Alexander, Creepy Carrots author Aaron Reynolds and Out of My Mind author Sharon Draper!
Jun
1
2015 What I’ve Been Reading (May 2015)
Here are my recommended children’s books that I read in May.
Babies and Toddlers (0-2 years) & Preschool (3-5 years):
Preschool (3-5 years) & Early Elementary (5-8 years):
Middle Grades (8-12 years):
Middle Grades (8-12 years) & Young Adult (12+ years):
May
30
2015 Rate Your Story
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 at least three times in a row.)
We had a couple hours today in between my son’s basketball games and were in an unfamiliar city, so I asked her where the nearest book store was. She gave me the location, but also this unexpected response!
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!
