Title: SKINK ON THE BRINK Author: Lisa Dalrymple – Illustrator: Suzanne Del Rizzo Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside – June 2013 I first heard about Skink On The Brink at a CANSCAIP meeting. Not only was the title intriguing, but I love the inspiring publication success story (details below). Lisa and Suzanne are popular children’s book presenters; their activity . . .
The 2014 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market is now on book shelves, and includes AN INTERVIEW WITH ME!! I’m pretty thrilled. I’ve been buying this annual guide for many years, not just for the great info about children’s book publishers and other markets, but also because of the excellent interviews and advice for pros . . .
Love this. You can find out more about Sue Fliess and her work at: http://www.suefliess.com/ and on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/SueFliess
International Dot Day is a celebration of creativity around the globe, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ book, The Dot. I was invited to contribute to the Celebri-Dots gallery, and came up with the image above. To authors and illustrators: If you’re interested in contributing a Celebri-dot to help inspired young people, here’s more info.
SKY JUMPERS – Author: Peggy Eddleman – Hardcover / 288 pages / Publication date: Sept. 24, 2013 from Random House Children’s Books. ISBN 0307981274. More info about the book on Goodreads. SKY JUMPERS by Peggy Eddleman is a fast-paced middle grade adventure with engaging characters and imaginative world-building. I was totally fascinated . . .
In case anyone was wondering, I *have* decided to upgrade my iPhone to the iPhone 5s. I read ebooks on my iPhone as well as taking a ton of photos, so the improved graphics capability (and especially the new camera features) make it well worth it for me. More info . . .
I recently did a quickie poll on Twitter asking the following: Q. Have you seen a young person reading a book on a digital device in the past year? (where a “young person” is teenager or younger)? Approximately half of the respondents said yes: Some of the comments: “Have seen . . .
I’ve been hearing the song in the above video in my head ever since my husband told me about it. The music video by Norwegian duo Ylvis went viral a few days ago. I love the wonky humor and tongue-in-cheek emo. Popular Science followed up with a “What Sound Does A Fox Really . . .