Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
I love stories like this. After GMA News Online ran the above photo and story, the photo went viral on Facebook and prompted readers to send donations to help him with his education. More info on Book Patrol. Related info: News story on GMANetwork.com Photo of street kid stirs action in . . .
Awwww. To propose to his girlfriend, Paul Phillips wrote a book about their relationship, had it illustrated by Nashville artist Yoni Limor, printed it. Then he planted the book in the library and arranged to have her stumble across the book and read it to him. Then he proposed. 
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I met the bubbly and enthusiastic Hazel Mitchell through the children’s book illustrator/author group, Pixel Shavings. Hazel is not only a talented illustrator but she is super-supportive of other children’s book writers and illustrators. I am SO looking forward to seeing ONE WORD PEARL, a new picture book written by Nicole Groeneweg and illustrated . . .
Yay, so relieved to hear that the B&N and S&S dispute has been resolved. Just received the following email from Carolyn K. Reidy, President & CEO of Simon & Schuster, sent to S&S authors and their agents: ———- TO SIMON & SCHUSTER’S AUTHORS AND THEIR AGENTS I am very glad . . .
My SCBWI Illustration Mentee friend Jen Betton has an excellent 2-part post about how children’s book illustrators can promote themselves: Friday postcard sampling via Penguin art director Giuseppe Castellano @(pinocastellano), posted on Twitter Self-Promotion (Part 1): What To Include Self-Promotion (Part 2): Postcards and Emailers
Thanks to my friend Peter Alway for sharing the video above on my Squirrels Are Evil And Taking Over The World Facebook Page.
One of the many reasons I love Twitter is because of the conversations and connections that can happen because of casual mention. For example, I discovered that the narrator of the enhanced ebook version of I’M BORED was Cassandra Lee Morris while listening to an updated version of the ebook: https://www.instagram.com/p/c_t1vDq9LJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again I decided to . . .
I’ve gotten hooked on Dan Santat posts on Instagram lately, started following links, and have discovered some of the entertaining book trailers he’s created. I’ve posted some of these below. Dan’s also way entertaining on Twitter. Today, he’s being cranky in honor of CRANKENSTEIN’s launch: For CRANKENSTEIN, written by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Dan Santat, just launched . . .
I had a fantastic time at the SCBWI Summer Conference in LA earlier this month and will be posting a bit about that soon, but I wanted to also announce that registration for the SCBWI Canada East Fall Conference in Montreal is now open. It’s my first SCBWI faculty position, and I’m . . .