It’s Kidlit Tea Party time again! Click this guy open! Speaking of winners, who won the prize? Well, I had three lovely people play along with this kidlit tea party idea. And I have to say, I appreciate all three of them. Yes, Priscilla, Jackie, and Chris, I’m talking to you! I have these…

What is 31 in 31? Click here to find out 🙂 I have a total of only two hats. It’s sad really, hats are so cool. Here in California, those trucker hats are really popular. Sadly, my hair is not thin and straight and blond, and cannot fit under those hats. I have one winter…

Yay! Year Three of 31 in 31 is back! Here’s all the info you need: What’s the challenge? Read 31 different picture books in 31 days. Yeah, that’s one a day in the month of October. Read it aloud. Read it to kids. Read it to yourself. Just read it! My goal is to try…

Hey everyone! Here’s the report from week one of just listening to podcasts for my commute time: Driving this week was: not as long as usual but a little longer than expected. I only had two days of work, but one of those days I added on an hour each way to drop off and…

It’s banned books week! So my Friday Five this week will be: 5 banned picture books! Note: I believe parents have the right to choose which books their children read.  I come from the “You can’t tell other people how to parent” mindset. Yes, it upsets me when I hear a parent tell their child,…

Hey everyone! I just finished reading The Happiness of Pursuit by Chris Guillebeau, and in it, he talks about finding your quest. I feel like my quest is to be super creative and make stuff all the time and make sure people have more fun. So, naturally, lots of little projects can fall under that…

Talk like a Pirate Day be September 19th, and I was online when I saw NaNoWriMo tweet out a request for pirate jokes! I jumped right on that ship, and even when I tried to walk the plank and move on to doing something else, I kept thinking of more! It was super fun! I…

I should have started with the advance bit, since that’s what I’m going to talk about first. In case you missed it, I got a book deal, and with that comes an advance. I cannot tell you how much (I would get in BIG trouble!) but I can tell you how I’m going to spend…

New idea: A list of five books on Friday that center around a certain theme. I’d do ten, but I just don’t think I can commit to that many. This way, I may actually do it! Eventually maybe I’ll get together a list in advance, so if people want to join in the fun, they…

I love Indies. I have three that I go to regularly: Logos, here in Santa Cruz, has an AMAZING used book section for kids, as well as TONS of adult books and an amazing music section. I love having a place where I can trade books in and find gems! Bookshop Santa Cruz, in, well,…