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.
Thanks so much to Dianne de Las Casas and the other Picture Book Month co-founders for inviting me to be a Picutre Book Month Champion this year! I’ve so enjoyed reading all the essays as well as Marcie Colleen’s special curriculum tie-ins every day. If you haven’t already, I strongly . . .
If you’re a writer who has no trouble banging out thousands of words a day on a regular basis, you can skip my 250, 500 or 1000 Words A Day Writing Challenge. This post is for others who fit into one or more of the following situations: – You started NaNoWriMo . . .
Skyping with 115 first-graders at A. Blair McPherson School in Edmonton, Alberta Although I’ve used Skype before, I resisted doing Skype classroom visits until recently because I wasn’t confident about the technology working properly. Since I first tried Skype, however, broadband services have improved and more schools are starting to . . .
I’ve decided that the girl’s name is Keiko. Haven’t come up with a name for the baby yet, though.
A comic in celebration of Picture Book Month. Do check PictureBookMonth.com, where you can find daily inspirational essays by children’s book authors and illustrators about the importance of picture books. If you like my book-ish comics, I also post on my Facebook Pro Page and Pinterest.
My dedication at the front of my VERY FIRST solo picture book, WHERE ARE MY BOOKS? (comes out from Simon & Schuster Children’s in May 2015) Since Justin Chanda “discovered” me at the 2010 SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles (and after many, many years of rejections), my children’s book career has taken . . .
Just finished Teresa Toten’s THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B. Wow, loved this book so much; it was one of those stories that made me laugh and cry at the same time. Wonderful voice. I also learned a lot about OCD. Highly recommended! I was also lucky enough to hear . . .
Also check out my friend Errol Elumir’s daily NaNoToons, if you’re looking for distraction. 🙂