I'm taking a break from my blog series on the writing class I took this fall to highlight (and give away!) two books for children. I thought they'd make great holiday gifts for some fortunate student, child, grandchild, niece or nephew. This week I'm hosting Carole Weatherford as she shares wonderful insights into her new… Continue reading Birmingham 1963 + A Giveaway!
When my children were young, I used to make up ABC stories for them at bedtime. Beginning with "A" I would invent a story that used every letter of the alphabet. Until I read Carole Weatherford's poem, I didn't realize that I was being an abecedarian. In honor of Poetry Month, I am sharing Carole's poem… Continue reading Celebrate Poetry Month with An Abecedarian Bedtime Chronicle
For years my children and I enjoyed attending Novello, the book festival that the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library held in downtown Charlotte. After they were too old to attend, I often worked the SCBWI booth which provided "word play" activities for children and information about writing for their parents. When my children were young Novello had been a one-day event; gradually it… Continue reading Keeping Novello Alive
April is National Poetry Month and Jazz Appreciation Month. What better time to read Becoming Billie Holiday, a fictional verse memoir by Carole Boston Weatherford with sepia-toned illustrations by Floyd Cooper. The book, Carole's 32nd, recently won a Coretta Scott King Author Honor from the American Library Association. Legendary Billie Holiday was born in 1915… Continue reading Celebrate National Poetry & Jazz Appreciation Month