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.
Like many authors, Megan Crewe finds writing about herself much more difficult than making things up. A few definite facts: she lives with her family in Toronto, she tutors teens with special needs, and she can’t look at the night sky without speculating about who else might be out there. I met . . .
I’m thrilled that my books have been translated into French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and am grateful to the Curtis Brown Translation Rights department for all their help. Jonathan Lyons and Sarah Perillo have kindly agreed to answer a few questions for me about the picture book translation rights process at . . .
In honor of Banned Books Week, I’ve illustrated one of my favorite Judy Blume quotes: “Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.” I was lucky that way, too. My father used to take the whole family to our . . .
Guest post by Chuck Sambuchino UPDATED March 16, 2017: please note that the info in this 2015 post is now outdated. Do your research online for updated info. Thanks – Debbie I once joked that debut picture books are the one of the most difficult things to get published—perhaps second only . . .
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If you’re looking for funny, smart middle grade books and lots of entertaining animal facts, you need to check out Jess Keating’s “My Life Is A Zoo” series. I met Jess through Torkidlit and Nerd Camp; she’s funny, smart and entertaining in person, too :-). The third book in her series, . . .
Happy National Punctuation Day! Be kind to a comma today, and beware of misplaced apostrophe’s.
Just finished AWKWARD, an absolutely wonderful middle grade graphic novel by Svetlana Chmakova (Yen Press/Hachette, 2015). This needs to be in every school library. Why? Because it Svetlana does SUCH a great job at capturing the awkwardness of middle school personal interactions, especially for the insecure and shy. I wish this . . .
I love this quote by Robert Cormier so much that I’ve made it available as a free, print-ready poster. Download the poster here. (after opening the image, right-click for PC, ctrl-click and hold for Mac) Also see my free, print-ready Archives.