Category: Writing Life

Congrats you guys for making it to the end of 31 in 31! It was really fun and I’m so happy to have met you all. It’s like I got to talk books with you everyday…I’m going to miss the check-in! I got so used to coming home and saying: “Huh…wonder what everyone’s read today?”…

Can you believe we made it all the way to 31? It’s been a very VERY fun ride! Today, doing a guest post, is Singe Singe. But before we get to that, a few reminders: Make sure you get your comments in! A drawing will be done tonight, and tomorrow the winner of Voyage to…

Yes, I know, one more picture book! Singe Singe is working hard to take all the pictures and write up all his notes. As usual, he’s a bit late. In the meantime, have you entered Susanna Leonard Hill’s Halloweensie Contest? you should! But you only have until the end of the day today! I love…

I love Ed Young..I think I fell in love with his illustrations when I read “Lon Po Po” a while back. And  I love to hear about an artist’s childhood, and this book features both those things! Title: The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China Published by: Little Brown and Company, 2011 Written…

I know a few people have reviewed this book but I had to grab it when I saw it at the library. I met Norton Juster at SCBWI 2011, and he’s a riot. Hearing him talk was AMAZING. I like his work quite a bit. And we all know I like G.Brian Karas. I feel…

Ok, this is an older one (2010) but still so amazing. And yes, Singe Singe and I met the illustrator. Unfortunately, we didn’t catch him at the autograph party. I had to stop him in the hotel lobby and ask him to sign the book. Needless to say, NO TIME to snap a picture with…

Whew! Saturday and NOT up until noon…this is a rarity! Today’s book is in honor of my brother’s half-birthday! He’s an April birthday, like me. And I plan on buying this book for him someday…. I know he would love reading it to his future children! Also, my family is a HUGE baseball family. We…

Ok, day 26! PiBoIdMo is starting, so keep an eye out for fun illustrated posts! I think for November 1st I’m going to do all the notes from the last year in a mega-post. Yes, I will call it THE MEGA POST! But what about today, huh? Well today we are saying goodnight to a…

I came home yesterday with a long to do list. Make lunch write PiBoIdMo post (visit Tara’s blog to see me over there today!) stamp some journals, and get some stuff ready to mail. All while icing my sprained foot. And wishing I could just kick back and maybe take a nap. Then I look…

So in between all this picture booking, I had a fun challenge from The Elevated Envelope exchange. Basically I had to make a fun envelope for 8 other people. And they’re making me one. Only, I forgot I was on the list, so I made nine. Which worked out well for my friend Erin, because…