My new school visit pal, Sammy the CheerREADER, came with me ( and Goldie and Bo Peep) to The Reading Bug last weekend for a Get Ready for Back to School storytime. It’s that time of year, my friends. The Reading Bug–and the classroom-preparation conversations on Twitter–made me realize Hooking the reader is like starting… Read more »
Category: Writing and Publishing Q & A
No More Picture Books? You might as well not believe in Santa!
Season’s Greetings! Last fall, when the New York Times declared picture books were “so unpopular these days,” I was surrounded by eager readers at the Oakland Parents Literacy Project’s Family Night where, after teachers and volunteers read aloud to different age-groups, each child received an age appropriate, NEW book. Yes there were chapter books and… Read more »
Fat Tuesday and Empty Calories in Rhymed Picture Books
Before I get back to my very belated promise to give you the scoop on HarperCollins editor Kristin Daly, here’s a shameless link to my February 1st I LOVE TO READ segment with Courtney Dempsey on KMAX Channel 31 Good Day Sacramento: http://www.cbs13.com/video/[email protected] I might not have linked it directly but see if you can… Read more »
Query How To’s
Had a great time at the SCBWI NorCa conference yesterday in Davis, CA, featuring a wonderful talk by Harper Collins editor Kristin Daly. (That’s Daly–not Davis, although she’s got the same sparkle. Think BOOKS and the City…) More about Kristin’s talk in the next blog. I’m racing off this morning to Day #2 of my… Read more »
Authors and Teachers On the Move
Yes, this is me with Avi, at a Scholastic Book Fair Preview event at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Not only is he a wonderful writer, but a nice guy and multi-talented too. He took on the voices of some his characters and presented excerpts from his books to a spellbound audience. Very fun. And… Read more »