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August 1 application deadline for Texas grants for my September-December 2024 author visits

As a Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) Texas Touring Roster artist for 2024-26, I'm happy to say that 1:1 grant funding is available for author visits by me to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations. There's also an upcoming deadline: August 1 is the cutoff for applying for Arts Respond Performance Support grant funding for [...]

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This One’s Dedicated to… Episode 53 & giveaway: Worser, by Jennifer Ziegler

Welcome to the 53rd episode of This One's Dedicated to..., in which Jennifer Ziegler and I share my quick conversation with... Jennifer herself! Yes, after more than 50 videos, we decided it was time for us each to talk about one of our own dedications. So for this episode we're discussing the dedication Jennifer wrote [...]

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This One’s Dedicated to… Episode 52 & giveaway: How to Make a Book (About My Dog), by Chris Barton

Welcome to the 52nd episode of This One's Dedicated to..., in which Jennifer Ziegler and I share her quick conversation with... me! Yes, after more than 50 videos, we decided it was time for us each to talk about one of our own dedications. So for this episode we're discussing the dedication I wrote for [...]

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Approximately 8,800 instruments!

The Kids Block Party yesterday at Austin Public Library was tremendous! I had a great time performing 88 Instruments and Shark vs. Train, and thanks to the generosity of The Library Foundation, a hundred or so families went home with a signed book of their very own. That’s approximately 8,800 instruments!

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Discovering Texas creators of books for young readers

Greetings to those attending the TASLA summer workshop as Perma-Bound's Lex Anne Seifert, my fellow author Cynthia Levinson, and I discuss how to connect with Texas creators of books for young readers -- and why you should. Below, you'll find some of the resources we recommend for discovering some of the many (many, many, MANY!) [...]

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This summer, let’s get your manuscript (or your presentation, or…) into shape!

This July makes 15 years since I became a published author of books for young readers. With 24 books already out in the world and more on the way, and with hundreds of schools visited in support of those books, I've learned a lot about connecting with kids on the page and from the stage. [...]

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I’m the new vice president of the Texas Institute of Letters!

There was a big professional/extracurricular development for me earlier this month: At the annual gathering of the Texas Institute of Letters (TIL), I began my two-year term as the vice president of this nonprofit honor society that was founded in 1936 to celebrate literary achievement — and which includes one winner and one finalist among [...]

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Glitter Everywhere! is a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year

Bank Street College of Education's 2024 edition of The Best Children's Books of the Year has been released, and I'm pleased to say that my Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It’s Found & Where It’s Going (illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat and published by Charlesbridge) made the cut. Glitter Everywhere! is in great, voluminous [...]

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My May 2024 book giveaway: Win 1 of 4 signed copies of Dazzle Ships

I happily give away books each month to subscribers to my Bartography Express newsletter (folks can sign up here), and some of my own titles have had repeated turns in the spotlight. But there's one of my most popular books that I seem to have overlooked these past few years, and my only explanation is [...]

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Thankful for thank-yous

Many thanks to the many, many students who made thank-you notes for me after my recent author visit to their school! Having students do something like this as follow-up to an author’s presentation is a great way to get even more benefit out of that visit — and expressing gratitude just feels good! (Take it [...]

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