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Celebration of Learning in Independence, Missouri
Last October I received an email from Jennifer Epperson, media specialist and e-librarian in the Independence, Missouri, school district. She wanted to know if I’d be willing to come out to Missouri...
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Interview with Brittney Breakey for Author Turf
This month I did an interview with author Brittney Breakey for her website, Author Turf. Brittney has TONS of great interviews with children’s authors and illustrators on this site. Here are a few:...
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My Writing Process–A Blog Tour!
Hello! If you’re looking for a blog tour in which children’s authors and illustrators share something about their process and latest works–whew! You’re in the right place. The link you just clicked...
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A Kind Neighbor and a Bead-Covered Tree
Carpe diem. Seize the day. I don’t normally care for this expression—to me it’s always seemed either idealistic or scolding. Lately, though, a couple of incidents have made me realize that to seize the...
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A Blue Ribbon Day at the Fair
August 25, 2014–I was delighted to be a Blue Ribbon Author at the state fair this year! The Alphabet Forest was started by author and illustrator Debra Frasier in 2010. It’s a spot at the fair that...
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Double Rainbow
Presenting to schools as a visiting author means keeping track of a LOT of stuff. For a series of school visits I did in April in rural Minnesota, this meant:a laptop; projector; flash drives; power...
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Dog Walk Discoveries: Sky, Sand, and Green
In 2007, I traded in my treadmill for a dog. Since then, Dorie and I have gone out into the roofless world hundreds of times. In this series of posts I’d like to share some of the wonder, humor, and...
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Dog Walk Discoveries: Clashing Colors
In 2007, I traded in my treadmill for a dog. Since then, Dorie and I have gone out into the roofless world hundreds of times. In this series of posts I’d like to share some of the wonder, humor, and...
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Maybe You’re Wrong
Near the end of the summer, I saw this sign at a coffee shop in St. Paul. Wow. Talk about unexpected. These words aren’t cheerful. They’re not intellectual. They’re not even cool or quirky. But I find...
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Letters for Kids
Today I want to a little evangelizing: a great big shout-out to the Letters for Kids program! Letters for Kids is a very inexpensive subscription program that connects kids with writers. Twice a month,...
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