Category: Writing Life

No, the title has nothing to do with a movie pitting a dinosaur against Batman. Though it could be good, right? The first book is one I found online that looked promising, just by searching around. May have been on the Kirkus site. And I was not disappointed! It was so funny and the art…

Ok, so I should have read the first book in this series. BUT it’s never at my library. (Update: April 10th, I got the first book! Stay tuned to see picture/review!) I know some kid has it at home and requests it every night. That’s fine by me. I’m just happy that I got my…

This first book came from helping sort out the stacks at the library. This day when I went in, there weren’t any books to put away! I know, this hardly ever happens. So they had me go over to the graphic novels. And that’s where I found this one. I was interested by the mummy…

Just a few stats for January, and the links for all the books I read! So: Books read: 52 Different authors: 36 Percentage picture books: 86% (43!) Pages read: 3,374 Average pages read per day: 109 Most popular author: Mo Willems: 9 books! Picture books read: Scrambled Eggs Super by Dr. Seuss Sylvester and the…

Ok, I admit it. I’ve seen this book and I’ve kind of wanted to read it. I love the idea of a diary style book from the point of view of a boy, with tons of drawings mixed in. So I picked it up at the library. It’s not often that the first book in…

The first book is one is one I just found on the shelf, clearing out all the books I could find on this author. I love the fun language she works into her books! They are really fun to read aloud. The second book is by an author that I love too. His mice are…

This first book is a picture book by the lady who wrote the book on pictures books that I read earlier. (How many times can I use book in a sentence?) I really liked the rhyme and identified with the girl! The second one is one of the authors that you are probably sick of,…

I came across this author when I found a workshop that I wanted to do in Santa Barbara. Unfortunately, I don’t live near southern CA, and I have to work pretty much every weekday, so I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it. WRONG! It just so happens that my work, which is based…

I think I remember this first book from childhood, and I know I love this author. I never did have a blankie; I had a bear, but he is still very dear to me and I can get what little Owen is feeling. I figured I had better get to know this girl from the…

I love F. Scott. I remember LOVING the Great Gatsby when I had to read it for AP English. So much so that my mom remembered and bought me a really nice copy of it from a library book sale once. “You really like this book, right?” True story. And I’ve always been curious about…