Category: Writing Life

So I’m finally done with my illustrating. For now. There will be a post with all the information in a bit, once I’ve had a bit of a break, and the portfolio will be uploaded for you to view. Until then, I’ll take a card out of my photographer sister’s hat and do a “sneak…

The first book I found at a thrift store for a dollar. ONE DOLLAR? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? So of course I scooped it up, then instantly loved it. The second book I picked up from the library after being amaze that James Marshall had NO training in Art at all. The third was another…

Summer so far. The middle of July is such a normal time for normal people but those crazy about life people those who want to be everything and do everything and learn everything those people like me well me, let’s just say me well that’s when it all began. In the morning there was an…

Alright, I’m going to try to race through March a bit. Hence the extremely long title, and the many books that will follow! The first book is poetry! I went on a bit of a poetry kick, as you will see this month. I think there is a national poetry month. I wonder, by chance,…

February reading journal stats: Total books read: 50 Different authors (for the month only): 37 Percentage picture books: 84 percent (42 picture books) Pages read: 3,160 Average pages read per day: 113 And the list: First, picture books read: Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar Knuffle Bunny too: A case of mistaken…

And February is officially finished. Well, you knew that, but reading journal didn’t. Me being so late makes me think of Frog and Toad, where Frog wants to get up from the long winter sleep and Toad is not interested, so Frog just rips a few months off of his calendar. I LOVED that as…

Whew! That’s a lot. But here we go: The first book is one that I just picked up at the library because I liked the cover. When I flipped it over and read the back, I was pretty sure I would like it, so I gave it a chance. I finished it in one day…

The first book was one that was recommended in another book I was reading, and I absolutely love it! It is actually on the floor of the place I am staying now, my temporary housing for the four weeks that I’m in school. I loved it so much that it was in my bag of…

Book 1: Just won the Caldecott for this year, and I really wanted to read it. Luckily found it at the library and snatched it up! Glad I did! The art in this one is great, and the character is so loveable! Book 2: Actually saw the movie (GASP) before reading any books by this…

Tell me if this sounds good to you: Bells sound, waking you up in the morning. You shuffle out of your bed and go the window of your small room and look out at the courtyard. Water dances around the fountains, friars sit, sipping tea on benches. As soon as you are ready you know…