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Children’s Book Week: Books for Every Reader

My son never enjoyed Captain Underpants.  In fact, as far as I know he never even picked one up.  But then again he didn’t care for Sponge Bob either.  Nope.  He had his own favorites. I learned this, much to my chagrin, one day at Main Street Books.  We almost never go in without buying […]

Children’s Book Week: Adults and Children’s Books

I have to admit that I don’t remember it but my parents told the story, and recited the text, often enough that I believed them.  My favorite book was apparently Puffy the Puppy.  “Puffy the puppy is fat and well fed, Puffy the Puppy is asleep in his bed.”  You absolutely must recite those two […]

Children’s Book Week: Loving Books Even Before I Could Read

Even before I could read, I loved books and magazines.  My mother had a family medical encyclopedia full of anatomical drawings.  I loved looking at the skeleton, muscle groups, organs, cardiovascular system, etc.  It all fascinated me. I also had a tendency to kidnap the National Geographic magazine.  I still love the photos it contains.  Animals, people, […]

Children’s Book Week

Guess what today is!  The first day of Children’s Book Week.  Sponsored by Every Child a Reader, the goal is a week-long celebration of children’s books.  Why? Because books and literacy change lives. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, […]

5 Minutes a Day: Outlining Your Story

Sometimes I outline. Sometimes I pants.  Admittedly, I pants most often on short pieces, especially nonfiction.  Longer nonfiction has an outline but it isn’t very complete.  I am definitely outlining my current fiction project because it is a mystery and an adult mystery at that.  There is no way I’ll manage to keep it all […]

Writing Habits: Where Do You Work Best?

Monday, I met with a teen book club. This was an online meeting in part because they live all over the country.  Parents and teens sat in on the meeting and asked a wide variety of questions.  Although the focus was Black Lives Matter, several of these young readers also want to write.  One of them […]

Norton Young Readers

It is always exciting when a new imprint opens its doors.  W. W. Norton is adding an imprint specializing in young people’s books.  The publishing director of Norton Young Readers will be Simon Boughton, formerly Senior Vice-President and Publishing Director, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. Boughton told PW, “Norton is a company that I have long admired. They […]

Writing Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults

If any of you are interested in learning to write nonfiction, I am teaching Writing Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults through WOW! Women on Writing.  The class starts on: Monday, May 7, 2018 Monday, July 9, 2018 Monday, September 10, 2018 Monday, November 12, 2018 This is an 8 week class that includes: Week […]

Earth Day and STEM

Yesterday was Earth Day so it seems especially timely that the two books I am writing for ABDO are science related as is the one I’m revising for Millbrook (animal coloration) and the one I’ll be workshoping at the retreat (geology and caves).   I’ve done some writing about conservation and recycling but lately I seem […]

Crystal Kite: Time to Vote on Round 2

Hi Everyone.  I hope you’ll forgive the super-short post today but I have a book due and everyone in the household has been sick.  Everyone.  We are on the mend but I’ve got to finish proofing my manuscript. It is time to cast your 2nd Round vote for the Crystal Kite award. If you are […]