New York-based children’s book writers and illustrators, here are two cool upcoming events for you: Children’s Writers of the Hudson Valley 2016 October Robust Revisions Workshop “In this workshop,
Wondering what’s going to be hot at your local library? PW has a nice must-have book list for kids, MG and YA.
Publishers Weekly has an interesting article on a recent MG Children’s Book Council panel, held in New York City. The panelists said that’s important for librarians to know their readers,
Once again, terrible news about tragic loss of lives at the hands of an angry, murderous lunatic, this time in France. And once again, words fail me. I’m brokenhearted for
It’s hard to think about anything right now but the flow of terrible, relentless news of late. The attack in Orlando. Two black men shot by police officers within a
I have a middle grade reader at home, so I can relate to this quote from Judy Blue: “Children are the worst. Middle-grade readers will come into the store and
You can’t force someone to write, but you can gently nudge a kid towards expressing themselves with words. One way to do it is introducing them to the great
Excited to join other children’s book authors Amie Borst, Bethanie Borst, Nancy Castaldo, Laura Diamond and Kimberly Sabatini as we talk about our books, answer questions and give away swag
Barnes and Noble pulled off their first-ever teen festival last weekend. Super cute photos here.
Lovely interview with the incomparable Kate DiCamillo talking about the importance — and joy — of summer reading. I have found memories of the time I spent in the small