Along with the many fine books that Sleeping Bear Press publishes, they also have a line of alphabet books. Two years ago I reviewed H is for Honey and T is for Thor and today I'm bringing you a new title, F is for Feathers: A Bird Alphabet. I have featured both the author, Helen Wilbur, and the illustrator,… Continue reading F is for Feathers: An Informational Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Gwen Porter who won "A Boy Like You" and to Linda Townsend who won "A Fist for Joe Louis and Me." ******* If you didn't win last week, here's another chance at winning an adorable picture book, also courtesy of Sleeping Bear Press. Little Sock This debut picture book by Kia Heise and… Continue reading Two Socks, One Giveaway
Congratulations to Clara Gillow Clark for winning Hanukkah Hamster from last week's blog. Clara is a fellow writer and blogger with whom I often trade books! ******** In this post, I'm introducing a new format for some of my book reviews. I'm known to five of my six grandchildren as the grandma who loves books.… Continue reading Finding Home: My Arf-O-Biography: A Grandmother/Granddaughter Review + Giveaway!
I met poet and prolific writer Charles Ghigna (aka "Father Goose") several years ago at a reading and writing conference. Today, I am happy to introduce him, and his newest picture book, FIRST TIMES, to you. In this engaging book in rhyme, Charles shows several characters celebrating their "firsts." Delightfully illustrated by Lori Joy Smith, a young… Continue reading First Times by Charles Ghigna: A Review and a Giveaway
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Sheri Levy's Starting Over ARC. ******** Teresa Fannin and Bonnie Adamson, the SCBWI-Carolinas Regional Advisors, co-ordinated another great annual conference. For those of you who were unable to attend, here are some of my takeaways: From two time Newberry Honor award winner Gary Schmidt's breakout session on Narrator and POV: Make… Continue reading TAKEAWAYS from SCBWI-CAROLINAS 2017
Congratulations to Deborah Allmand who won, Midnight Without a Moon from last week's blog. ****** I'm thankful that each of my five grandchildren's parents are encouraging literacy from an early age. I was on grandma duty last week so allow me to share some pictures and videos I've accumulated over the years. At a few… Continue reading Little Literacy
Judy Martialay has a passion for languages. Specifically, she has a passion to teach children from ages 6-10 that learning Spanish is fun and rewarding. ¡HOLA!, Martialay’s first book, includes a fun story written in English with key words in Spanish, a song, a skit, background information about the cultural context, an art activity, and… Continue reading ¡Hola! Let's Learn Spanish: A Review
As some of you know, my life has been pretty busy recently. I spent two weeks in Philadelphia helping out with my youngest granddaughter, Eleanor. This past week my husband and I moved into an apartment in Greenville, SC. Not much time for writing or blogging. Usually this blog is about writing tips, author interviews,… Continue reading Books for Babies: By Eleanor
In the final post of this series, John Claude Bemis shares the last five points from his talk at the Table Rock Writers retreat on “What Creative People Can Learn from Observing Children. Directions for how to win an autographed copy of The Prince Who Fell From the Sky follow this post. If you missed… Continue reading Gifts from John Bemis- Part III And a GIVEAWAY!
If you missed last week's post, I shared ten things I learned In John Claude Bemis's writing class at Table Rock Writers retreat. John also spoke to the entire group on, “What Creative People Can Learn From Children.” After quoting Picasso: “Every child is an artist. The problem is to remain an artist once we grow… Continue reading Gifts from John Bemis- Part II