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Local Author Fair

The Harker Heights Library was kind enough to invite me to their local author fair today, so Downpour got a little face time with some library-goers.

Spent a while talking to some great folks and their path to publication (everyone has a story–or, should I say, a saga!) as well as the ins and outs ...

Notes from the Domestic Front: The Laundry

Every day, you walk past its door. It scares you like the DMV scares you. Like the lines in the airport scare you. Like the paper stuff that keeps coming in the mail. Like administrative tasks and drying your hair. Like blood work and taxes. Like people who like to talk. One day you draw ...

A Publishing Workshop for Adults

There is no place I love more than our local library (fine, the German Bakery, but still!). Director Lisa Youngblood is just so full of enthusiasm and love for the library patrons, and her team is so kind and dedicated, it’s always an amazing experience–both working with them and taking part in their programs with ...

In Memoriam – Spot’s Dad

I was so sad to hear about the passing of legendary children’s book author and illustrator Eric Hill back on June 6. His books left such a deep impression on my childhood, and are doing the same today for my own little peanuts.

As a parent, I look for stories that promote kindness, love of ...

Downpour spotted in our local Barnes & Noble

Our little family was browsing our local Barnes & Noble this past weekend when we came across… you guessed it: Downpour!

I couldn’t help but ask a bookseller to snap a picture, so then I regretted having my Sunday hair on. But what can you ...

Downpour Featured at Early Literacy Fair

The time was 9:30am-12:00pm. The date: November 20. And the place was the Harker Heights Public Library, just outside of Fort Hood, TX. The Military Child Education Coalition‘s Parent to Parent Team at Fort Hood (or The Ladies in Purple!)  joined many other organizations as part of an early literacy fair aimed to ...

Early Literacy Blog “Ripper Resources” Features Downpour

It’s always a little moment in heaven when you’re futzing about the internet and you come across the sharp little blog of an educator, who has a fondness for poppies and the rain.

Ripper Resources is a lovely and thorough blog (relatively new, too, so get on it!) that describes ways in which different ...

Duncan Elementary Knows How to Party

Today, the Ladies in Purple, also known as the MCEC Parent to Parent Team at Fort Hood, were at it again. They were kind enough to take me along so I could meet all of the little kumquats over at Duncan Elementary (Fort Hood, TX) as part of their regularly-scheduled “Teddy Time.”

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Wee Readers at Montague Village Elementary

Some weeks are memorable, and this was one of them. I had almost too much fun with the Wee Readers at Montague Village Elementary (Fort Hood, TX) where I spent my early October 4th morning.

The Military Child Education Coalition Parent to Parent ...

Design of the Picture Book Features Downpour

Writer, graphic designer, and Children’s Book Editor at Design Mom Carter Higgins did a little write-up and flipped through the pages of Downpour for one of her posts on Design of the Picture Book:

“Downpour is a love letter to the storm and the question of what happens to color as the rain ...