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’m leaving tomorrow for the SCBWI Winter Conference! If you haven’t yet registered, you’re out of luck….the conference is sold out. However, you can follow along virtually via the #NY15SCBWI hashtag on Twitter as well as the SCBWI conference blog. Here’s my updated SCBWI Conference Advice post for first-timers (as well as a challenge for . . .
LOOK WHAT JUST ARRIVED. Huge thanks to Teresa Kietlinski!! So here’s the story…. Three weeks ago, I saw this photo in Teresa’s Instagram feed. I was all excited because I’m a big Minions fan and also am curious about Peeps (have never had one). I asked Teresa where she got them and . . .
Happy book birthday to OUTER SPACE, BEDTIME RACE, a new picture book written by Rob Sanders and Brian Won, launched today from Random House Children’s. Thanks to both Brian and Rob for answering three questions for me today. You can also read Rob Sanders’s answers to my Three Questions. Brian is not only the illustrator . . .
Continued from Part 1 of my celebration of today’s OUTER SPACE, BEDTIME RACE launch… Happy book birthday to OUTER SPACE, BEDTIME RACE, a new picture book written by my friends Rob Sanders and Brian Won, launched today from Random House Children’s! Thanks to both Brian and Rob for answering three questions for me today. In my . . .
I love children’s book author Samantha Berger‘s enthusiasm and creativity. Have you seen her #ePUNymousPortraitSeries? In addition to writing wonderful picture books like CRANKENSTEIN (illustrated by Dan Santat) and A CRANKENSTEIN VALENTINE (sequel). Samantha has written cartoons and promos for Nickelodeon, comic books and commercials, movie trailers, theme songs, poetry, magazine articles. . . .
I do most of my reading on my iPad and my Kindle; it’s easier for traveling, especially since I always have multiple books on the go and angst too much about which one to take with me. However, I still strongly prefer print when it comes to picture books.
In the photo above, I am holding just two of many, many squirrel-focused items given to me by friends who enjoying torturing me about my anti-squirrel obsession.The big squirrel is a giant FRIDGE MAGNET that came with a full wardrobe (blame goes to Gretchen and Bill Roper) and I’m holding . . .