Small Reads for Brighters Days
OK, nothing’s really on tour. But the leaves are golden or on the ground (or both), it’s almost Halloween, and my book Shrinking Days, Frosty Nights: Poems About Fall, the first book I wrote in the Capstone series I did, had two nice mentions recently. First up, it’s on the Wild About Nature blog today. Check it […]
I’ve been posting this week about school-themed poetry books I love, and I guess I would not be living up to my promotion commitment if I didn’t sneak in a mention of my own two books. I’ve shared poems from both before, so I’ll just link you to the places where you can find excerpts from the […]
To celebrate Nonfiction Monday, I’m announcing my 4 ABC books that just came out with Capstone Press. These were fun projects to work on! They’re for 1st and 2nd graders, and they’re full of great photos. Each page has brief text on it, like D is for dagger. A dagger […]
OK, sometimes my ideas are a bit strange and even, some might say, off the wall. But one of my best experiences recently has been seeing Stampede ON the wall–the picture book wall at Barnes & Noble. I have a feeling it’s only there because I’m doing a storytime there soon. But if you happen to […]
? Ever since I started blogging, I’ve been secretly envious of all the wonderful interviews posted at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Well, guess what? Today, I’m there?in an interview fabulously conducted by Jules.?If you have time to grab a coffee or an orange juice and read for a few minutes, I hope you’ll head […]
Last night, I was working on materials for an online class I’m teaching, and my husband walked in. "I opened a package for you by mistake," he said. He gets tons of packages every day, so when UPS, FedEx, DSL, et al. come calling, the packages usually get put in a pile for Randy without […]
Here’s book 10 of the 10 Capstone poetry books I wrote in 2007. If you haven’t already heard about the overall process, and if you’re interested, you can read about it here. After having written 9 poetry collections in one year, I was ready for the final book–to be over. It wasn’t that I didn’t […]
Here’s book 9 of the 10 Capstone poetry books I wrote in 2007. If you haven’t already heard about the overall process, and if you’re interested, you can read about it here. After I finished Chatter, Sing, Roar, Buzz: Poems About the Rain Forest, I moved on to the food poetry collection. I wasn’t […]
Here’s book 8 of the 10 Capstone poetry books I wrote in 2007. If you haven’t already heard about the overall process, and if you’re interested, you can read about it here. After I finished A Fuzzy-Fast Blur: Poems About Pets, I moved on to the rain forest collection. This was another one I […]
Cinquains are everywhere lately! They’re a fun, simple form that can pack a big punch. Check out Kelly Fineman’s Kid Magazine Writers – Meter Readers column on cinquains! I learned some new things reading her column. Here’s a cinquain from my book, Fuzzy-Fast Blur: Poems About Pets (Capstone 2008), which I blogged about here. Perfect […]
