Above: My #BookADay post about COUNTING BIRDS: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends, written by Heidi E.Y. Stemple and illustrated by Clover Robin (Seagrass Press, 2018). I was inspired to add some fan art! **BOOK GIVEAWAY!** The publisher is giving away a copy of this book! Just retweet my post; . . .
Click on the above image for a bigger version. If you’re looking for a gift for a budding young scientist or engineer, I highly recommend Jarrett Lerner’s debut middle grade, ENGINERDS (Aladdine/Simon & Schuster, 2017). The first in a series, ENGINERDS is a such fun read. With short chapters and lots of . . .
Click on the image above to see a bigger version of my#BookADay collage review of Kari Maaren’s WEAVE A CIRCLE ROUND. For more info about Kari and her books, visit KariMaaren.com. Also see Kari’s wonderful advice for young writers in an interview on Inkygirl.com earlier this year and listen to some of her music in . . .
Catching up with some of my favourite #BookAday reads over the past few months, starting with HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, Oct. 2018). Side note: if you’re not already, you need to follow Cynthia’s wonderful blog, Cynsations. You can find out more about HEARTS UNBROKEN here. More info: Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay Challenge – My . . .
Keiko is a young Japanese-Canadian girl who wants to read ALL THE BOOKS. One of my goals for 2019: make more Keiko comics! I had originally only planned to do a few Keiko comics, but she won’t get out of my head. As with most insistent characters, I find the . . .
While NaNoWriMo is a wonderful motivating challenge for writers who are able to devote a big chunk of time during November to writing, some of us find it nearly impossible to keep up throughout the month. In my case, it’s usually because I’m away for a week at a board gaming convention . . .
If you’re an office supplies fan and find yourself in Manhattan, you need to go visit CW Pencils at 15 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002. Note that the shop has a new location! Here are links to some of the sharpeners I’ve been using. Mobius & Ruppert Brass Round Double-Hole Sharpener – . . .
Also see my friend Errol Elumir’s daily Nanotoons! National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) begins today! To educators: there’s also a Nanowrimo Young Writers’ Program. If you love the spirit behind NaNoWriMo but want a gentler year-round writing (and editing) challenge with flexibility, feel free to try the Inkygirl Daily Writing Challenge. There’s also . . .
