I’m thrilled to introduce you to my latest book PUP 681: A SEA OTTER RESCUE STORY Here’s where you can buy your copy: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound or request it at your library. I’ll be celebrating and signing books at (click for more information): 3/16/19 Colorado Book & Arts Festival, Arvada, CO 3/22-23/19 Children’s Festival of Stories, Denver, CO… Read more »
Appearances
Engaging the Picture Book Crowd
Here’s a short piece I wrote a couple of years ago. But it seems even more appropriate on the eve of World Read Aloud Day. Enjoy your reading, everyone! Engaging the Picture Book Crowd Whether it’s through quiet, cuddle time, conversation or comic relief, engaging the picture book crowd is a delightful task. I like… Read more »
Appearances 2019
1/29/19 North Jackson Elementary, Talmo, GA, School Virtual Visit 1/31/19 Martha Reid Leadership Academy, Mansfield, TX, School Virtual Visit 2/1/19 New Interdisciplinary School, Medford, NY, School Virtual Visit 2/1/19 Chamberlin Elementary School, Stephensville, TX, School Virtual… Read more »
Appearances 2018
2/1/18 Elizabeth Green Elementary School, Newington, CT, Virtual Visit 2/1/18 Providence Elementary School, Aubrey, TX, Virtual Visit 2/1/18 Palencia Elementary School, St. Augustine, FL, Virtual Visit 2/13/18 Tuckahoe Common School District, Southampton, NY, Virtual Visit 2/14/18 … Read more »
Get ready for World Read Aloud Day … or everyday!
February 1st is World Read Aloud Day! Hooray! But there’s no need to limit your read aloud talent to one day of the year. Take every opportunity, all year long, to read with young readers or listeners. Whether it’s cuddled up on your couch, at a library, in a bookstore or via the internet, you… Read more »
Tuesdays for Teachers: The Inside Out Quiz
The Inside Out Quiz Author Skype Session by Ashley Daniels I am blessed with the opportunity to student teach twenty-six wonderful second graders. One goal I set for myself while finishing my degree was to bring technology into the classroom in a tangible way. With 21st century technology available, I decided to use Skype to… Read more »
Appearances 2017
Posting new appearances every day! 2/2/17 Colorado Council International Reading Association – Presentation and Book Signing 2/4/17 WriteOnCon Q&A Session on Picture Book Writing with Scholastic Editor Celia Lee 2/17/17 Mount Lebanon Montessori School Author Visit 3/2/17 Mercedes Benz… Read more »
Engaging the Picture Book Crowd
Whether it’s through quiet, cuddle time, conversation or comic relief, engaging the picture book crowd is a delightful task. I like to tell young readers that when we read a picture book, we don’t just decipher the words. We talk about it. We explore it. We discover it. We relate to it. We might move… Read more »
BUSY BUILDERS, BUSY WEEK! Blog Tour Schedule
I’m thrilled to be featured on so many fabulous teacher, librarian and mommy blogs over the next two weeks. I hope you can stop by to say “hi” and to read reviews, news and interviews. Mon, Aug 22 Cracking the Cover https://www.crackingthecover.com/ Tues, Aug 23 Literary Hoots http://www.literaryhoots.com/ Wed, Aug 24 NC Teacher Stuff http://ncteacherstuff.blogspot.com/… Read more »
Busy Builders, Busy Week! Book Bash Day 7
Welcome, friends, to Day 7, the last day, of my BUSY BUILDERS, BUSY WEEK! Book Bash. In my latest book, each day of the week features a colorful cast of animal characters and a different construction activity as the digging, dumping and ‘dozing lead up to one stupendous surprise! So, it seemed only fitting that… Read more »