Writing, reading, and living a creative, awesome life.
Happy 2014 everyone! I will do a “Here’s what I did in 2013” post when I get back to CA; I have journals and drawings and lots of stuff there to reflect back on. But while I’m away from all of that, I can do my Illustrated guide to the year, and I’m happy to…
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR! Dinosaur faces many challenges, including a letter to Santa, decorating, and being EXTRA good. He roars his way through them all, until the hardest challenge appears: FALLING ASLEEP on Christmas night! Can he do it? Will Dinosaur win? and will Santa come to visit? Read Bob Shea’s book to find out! Book…
You’ve just ordered dinner. You’re waiting for your lobster. And then, the whole world changes, in the blink of an eye. Dany Laferriere was in Haiti when the earthquake struck, and this book is his account of the events during and after. He writes about friends, family, and experiences of seeing people all…
You’ve heard of the Nerdy Book Club, right? I LOVE following their blog. Awesome content all the time. Well, now there’s a challenge. And here it is: Come up with a #nerdlution and stick with it for 50 days. Check out Colby Sharp’s post here, and see what other people are doing. I thought about…
I knew November would be a blog free month. Ok, I did think I would get a post or two in there. But with NaNoWriMo AND PiBoIdMo, I’m really not surprised that I didn’t even end up writing one measly little post! Good news: I won both! And even better news, I FINALLY tallied up…
You guys! We made it to 31 days! I bet everyone here has read this book. I got it for review way back in the day. By back in the day I mean before the summer. and AH! I LOVED it! I knew I wanted to save the review for 31 in 31, and thought…
Day 30! The Penultimate Day! Yes, I just used the word penultimate; it was a vocab word I had in eighth grade that I’ve never forgotten! Today’s book is a fun one. The story can be found in the Sneeches, by Dr. Seuss, but when I was teaching preschoolers, it was also available as it’s…
Welcome to Day 29! This book is by one of my favorite author/illustrators. My first SCBWI LA conference, I met her, and a talented friend, Lisa Anchin, in one fell swoop. We were both at a breakout session she was a part of. We got to see some images from STARS, another great book Marla…
Whew. Hello everyone! Just when I thought I would head into November all excited for not only PiBoIdMo AND NaNoWriMo, I got a little sick. But hey, there’s still four days left! I’m doing my best to relax, drink tea, and move towards being healthy! I know some of you have read today’s book. I…
Ok most of the post is here! Birthday party and game night and chili….oh my! Likes and learns tomorrow or late tonight 🙂My day job is working with kids and teaching them about history. So when I saw this book by Candace Fleming, I HAD to buy it. PLUS It’s signed 🙂 We have the…