Category: Writing Life

  Hey there. Do me a favor. Ask me how passionate I am about PiBoIdMo. Go ahead! You: “How passionate are you about PiBoIdMo?” It’s funny that you asked that actually! I’m so passionate about it that I yelled at someone over it. I know what you’re thinking. WOW! YELLING! you are so not impressed.…

Hello everyone, on this lazy Sunday! (though, truthfully, I’ve been up since 7:30!) But I spent a lot of this morning reading. Some chapter books. And this book too! Title: A Ball for Daisy Published by: Schwartz and Wade, 2011 Written by: Chris Raschka Illustrated by: Chris Raschka In one word: Playful. In one sentence:…

I saw things about this book all over the place last year, and never checked it out. The cover illustration has always intrigued me though. Glad the library had it; I love it! Title: Drawing from Memory Published by: Scholastic Press, 2011 Written by: Allen Say Illustrated by: Allen Say In one word: Whoa. In…

You can thank a rare half day at work for this post! Wednesday, I had A GREAT time listening to Jon Klassen talk at Hicklebee’s. First he asked for a helper to hold the book and then read “This is not my hat” Everyone was chuckling. Then he started talking about the book. He said…

Meeting Jon Klassen (again) was awesome! I know, I have to post about it! How about when I feature, “This is not my hat” ? and that may be tomorrow. I would have it be today, but I couldn’t take pictures last night! Too dark when I got home. Yes, I know, flash. But my sister…

So, I’m meeting Jon Klassen today….again. I met him at Hicklebee’s last year for Extra Yarn, and over the summer at the SCBWI LA conference. I love his books. And I’m glad to be hearing him talk again. So today I’m doing one of the books he illustrated. Check it out! Title: House Held Up…

First, I know you all want to know who the winners are! So, first up, EVERYONE that has commented on every post with the book that they read will be getting a “ROCKSTAR” linocut print in the mail. These are the same ones I give away as thank you notes after hearing an author/illustrator/industry professional…

Hey everyone, thanks for reading along! IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The drawing for who wins “This is not my hat” by Jon Klassen will be tonight at 10 p.m. Pacific Time, and the winner will be announced TOMORROW on the daily post. Why? I’m meeting him Wednesday straight from work and I need to know who you…

Before I talk about this book, I need to talk about some other books. I went to my most FAVORITE bookstore ever yesterday, Hicklebee’s. Why are they my favorite? Well, they’re a bookstore that’s 95% children’s books. That means many picture books are facing out (makes my heart happy!) And they also have amazing authors…

I was introduced to Brock Cole at a Lisa Wheeler Picture Book Boot Camp last year, and I LOVED “Good Enough to Eat,” so when I saw this one come up in a search, I knew I had to read it. Plus, saving money? That’s one of my favorite topics! Title: The Money We’ll Save Published…