Picture Book Idea Month, or PiBoIdMo, was created in 2008 by author and blogger, Tara Lazar. Each year, in the month of November, she has daily guest posts of inspiration and encouragement from picture book authors and illustrators. The challenge is to come up with 30 new picture book ideas in 30 days. You are supposed […]
Time Magazine recently came out with their list of the 100 best children’s books of all time. Of all time? How do you narrow it down to just 100? I think they did a great job and was happy to see some of my favorite newer books like The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers and […]
TIME magazine has come out with a superb list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. The category of “Young Adult” is typically for children ages 12 and above. Some of my all time favorites have made the list, such as Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the […]
Revisions. Revisions. REVISIONS. Nope. No matter how I say it, that word conjures up nothing inside me but dread. I am the idea lady. Just full of them. They fill my writing journal and the notes and voice memos apps on my phone. There are sticky notes with ideas all over my desk. I don’t […]
I was able to catch-up on some on my children’s book reading this week while I was stuck in bed with the flu. From the piles of books surrounding me on my bed, these are the ones I’d recommend. Happy New Year! Preschool (ages 3-5 years): Preschool (ages 3-5 years) and Early Elementary (ages 5-8 […]
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