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.
Just reread BOY + BOT, written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino (Knopf/Random House, 2012). Wonderfully entertaining story of friendship. On Goodreads – On Indiebound Synopsis: “One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. They play. They have fun. But when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks he’s sick. The usual remedies—applesauce, reading . . .
Ironically, I recycled one of my old comics from 2006 and revamped the art for the above. 🙂
Catching up on my #BookADay: SAY HELLO TO ZORRO! by Carter Goodrich (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2011). The two dog characters in this story are soooooo adorable. And I was very excited to discover that MISTER BUD WEARS THE CONE just came out! According to a Readeo.com interview, Zorro was apparently loosely based . . .
A while back, I interviewed children’s book author Ame Dyckman about her writing process. If you haven’t read it yet, you should! I loved her quote about libraries so much that I decided to turn it into an illustration. 🙂 Edit: Thanks to Ame for giving me permission to turn this into a print-ready . . .
Today’s #BookADay: THE STAMP COLLECTOR, written by Jennifer Lanthierand illustrated by François Thisdale (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2012). Beautiful story, stunning artwork. A note by Jennifer at the end explains how the story was inspired by two writers. “Jian Weiping is a journalist who spent six years in a Chinese prison for exposing government corruption. . . .
Just finished listening to the audiobook version of THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner (Delacorte, 2010). The book is first in a series for ages 12 and up and soon to be a movie. Here’s the book trailer: James Dashner offered advice for writers on Writer’s Digest website, so be sure to . . .
Today’s #BookADay: WE PLANTED A TREE, written by Diane Muldrow and illustrated by Bob Staake, published by Golden Books/Random House. In addition to being an author, Diane is also editorial director at Golden Books/Random House. I bought WE PLANTED A TREE at the 2010 SCBWI conference in Los Angeles, which was also the first . . .
“The difference between a published author and an unpublished one is one day. It only takes one day, one moment, for your whole world to shift. I firmly believe that if you work hard at improving your craft and you simply do not give up, your day will come.” – Mandy Hubbard
Today’s #BookADay: CATS’ NIGHT OUT, written by Caroline Stutson and illustrated by Jon Klassen (Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster). Who can resist dancing cats? Love the musical theme in this beautifully illustrated counting book. I swear I can almost hear the music in the background as I read this book. Jon Klassen . . .
Tarik and The Roots performed a Harry Potter-themed rap on the Jimmy Fallon show. Love. 🙂 (Thanks to Mediabistro)