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September 1, 2010
vacation!
trying to hold onto the summer sun!For the last ten days I've been on vacation! When you are a freelance author, vacations can be infrequent (just like how Libby said). Most of the time, my vacations are a mix of work and fun; places to help inspire my writing or illustrating. However, this vacation was planned for pure enjoyment, relaxation and fun. See:
Doesn't that look like pure fun? It was! Because that's me up there! Really! Here, we'll zoom up:
Because, I spent my vacation on the shores ...
August 31, 2010
book talk tuesday
TOUCH BLUE by Cynthia LordIndieBound Description:
Touch Blue and your wish will come true.
"Why take chances?" says eleven-year-old Tess Brooks. "Especially when it's so easy to let the universe know what you want by touching blue or turning around three times or crossing your fingers."
But Tess is coming to know that it's not always that simple.
The state of Maine plans to shut down her island's schoolhouse, which would force Tess's family to move to the mainland--and Tess to leave the only home...
August 30, 2010
August 27, 2010
fortune cookie friday
"Only the one who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day."
-Chinese Proverb
in memory Robert Mercer, May 30th 1972 - Aug. 27th 2007
-Chinese Proverb
in memory Robert Mercer, May 30th 1972 - Aug. 27th 2007
August 26, 2010
on the way to the grocery store
You just have to stop on Wigglesworth!
August 25, 2010
Fun Farm Work
My niece Lily (age 6) was so enthralled by my audio book of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon that she decided to make her own (with a little tech help from me and Squatchie):
I think she has quite a future, don't you?
I think she has quite a future, don't you?
August 24, 2010
book talk tuesday
BLOW OUT THE MOON by Libby KoponenIndieBound Description: Peppered with black-and-white photographs, illustrations, personal letters and documents from the author's own youth, this humorous and touching coming-of-age story follows a young American girl as she attends an English boarding school in the 1950s.
My Thoughts:
This book is so delightful! What I like most about this is that it has a true, authentic child voice. It feels so real, which is what I liked about books when I was a kid and w...
August 23, 2010
on my desk monday
I was thrilled to receive from Albert Whitman the beloved Flicka, Dicka, Ricka & Snipp, Snapp, Snurr books that I adored from childhood. If you recall, they are the books that inspired Ling & Ting! They are actually still in print--do you remember them now? Seeing them is like seeing a bit of my childhood all over again.
I forgot about "Flicka, Dicka, Ricka and the Strawberries"...I think Ling and Ting are going to have to go berry picking in their next adventure!
August 20, 2010
fortune cookie friday
"You can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily offend one in an hour."
-Chinese Proverb
August 19, 2010
acting the book
Check out this completely adorable post! A children's summer theater program was used Where the Mountain Meets the Moon with delightful results. Now, if I could only get them to talk to Broadway...
