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March 3, 2017
The “Tagged Out” pigeon returns!
In an early draft of Tagged Out, there was a curmudgeonly pigeon. He got cut for length, but editor Kat Mototsune and I still miss him. In fact, when we got together a couple of days ago, we talked about … Continue reading →
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February 21, 2017
February 8, 2017
Thanks, to the students at Unionville Montessori!
When I heard about this, it made my day. Thank you to all the kids at Unionville Montessori — it’s always a great pleasure to visit and to present there. We had an all-school assembly on Friday, January 30th, to … Continue reading →
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January 6, 2017
Tagged Out on Glad Day’s Top 20 list
I’m excited and thrilled that Tagged Out is the #15 book at Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto. Glad Day is an incredible bookstore–the world’s oldest LGBTQ bookstore, in fact–and the staff are smart and knowledgeable. I’m super-proud and pleased that Tagged … Continue reading →
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December 8, 2016
When characters do their own thing…
I’m writing a scene for my baseball novel, Home Team. In the scene, Miguel is babysitting a boy in the playground. He stops to talk to someone else, and when he’s distracted, the child runs away. But here’s the thing. … Continue reading →
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December 6, 2016
Packing great baseball info into “Home Team”
I’m currently writing the sequel to Tagged Out; its working title is Home Team. Once again, it’s set in Toronto’s Christie Pits, and features the fictional Toronto Blues baseball team. Just as with Tagged Out, it’s important that it’s packed with as much … Continue reading →
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November 13, 2016
Fun literacy activities
Found this great post about “kinesthetic” learning on the This Reading Mama blog. These activities allow kids to touch and manipulate letters, which helps many kids learn to read faster. Yes, just like in Gabby! Day 1: Kinesthetic Activities for Teaching … Continue reading →
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October 31, 2016
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October 19, 2016
Tagged Out launch, Sunday, Oct. 23, noon
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October 14, 2016
GWG “Strongly recommended” -MBR
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED “…a wonderfully entertaining picture book story that will prove to be enormously popular with children ages 6 to 7. Strongly recommended for family, elementary school and community library picture book collections.” —Midwest Book Review
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