This Wednesday March 9th is World Read Aloud Day. You can read more about that here. In the morning I’ll be doing Skype Read Alouds with the following schools: Early Childhood School, Frisco, TX Pembroke Hill & Village Schools, Pembroke, NH Bellerose Avenue Elementary, Northport, NYBut for the afternoon, I’m thinking about a random read… Read more »
News to Use
Strong Feelings from Light Hearted Article
When I wrote my article Preschool Wardrobe Wars which appeared Monday in the New York Times Motherlode blog, I knew the topic was universal. After all, that’s why I wrote TOO PURPLEY! But I didn’t expect so much emotion to surround what I considered a humorous and mostly harmless issue. Based on the growing list… Read more »
World Read Aloud Day – March 9th!! – Where Will You Be Reading?
World Read Aloud Day (WRAD), an international event being held by LitWorld, a global literacy organization based in NYC, is being celebrated on March 9th. And you can be part of the movement. WRAD’s mission is not only to celebrate the power of words and stories, but to rally together and stand up for the… Read more »
Books Change Lives: LitWorld Holiday Book Drive
Just one book can change a life. Imagine what a difference that one book would make if it were put in the hands of a little girl or boy who had never before held a picture book, let alone had one for their very own. You can make that possible through LitWorld’s annual Holiday Book… Read more »
The Wheels on This Bus …
Ha ha ha. For some strange age-induced, hard-drive-overload, blocked-childhood reason, it never occurred to me that the title of my latest picture book is the repeating stanza of the song I sang to my kids endlessly. YIKES! Here’s the PM announcement: Author of TOO PURPLEY! and TOO PICKLEY! Jean Reidy’s ALL THROUGH THE TOWN, with… Read more »
Picture Book Peek: Critique and Copies for a Cause!!!
Bridget Zinn’s family and friends are stepping up again with another auction to help Bridget in her battle with cancer. My Thanksgiving Picture Book Peek Week will be a part of this auction. I’ll be donating one fiction picture book (up to 1000 words) manuscript critique as well as signed copies of TOO PURPLEY! and… Read more »
2010 National Book Award Finalists
FINALISTS FOR 2010 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS Fiction Peter Carey, Parrot and Olivier in America (Alfred A. Knopf) Jaimy Gordon, Lord of Misrule (McPherson & Co.) Nicole Krauss, Great House (W.W. Norton & Co.) Lionel Shriver, So Much for That (Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers) Karen Tei Yamashita, I Hotel (Coffee House Press) Nonfiction Barbara Demick,… Read more »
The Temptation to Teach a Lesson
I recently autographed dozens of bookplates for TOO PICKLEY! with personalizations for children, but requested primarily by adults. In many of the requests, I was instructed to inscribe mini-warnings like “Remember to eat your veggies” or “Fruits come first.” I find it interesting that, as adults, we can’t seem to let go of those “teachable… Read more »
Upcoming Appearances!
Here’s where I’ll be in the next few months! September 18-19, 2010 – RMCSCBWI Conference Presenter, Denver CO October 2, 2010 – Koelbel Public Library 2-3 P.M. October 18, 2010 – Davies Public Library 1-2 P.M. October 23, 2010 – Castlewood Public Library 10:30-11:30 November 3, 2010 – National Association for the Education of Young… Read more »
It’s never too late for TOO PICKLEY!
Thanks to all who attended the TOO PICKLEY! PARTY!!But if you missed it OR you just want to keep on partying, the fun continues. Request autographed bookplates. Explore fun activities at home or school with the free TOO PICKLEY! TEACHER’S GUIDE. Solve the TOO PICKLEY! WORD SEARCH PUZZLE. Watch the wacky TOO PICKLEY! VIDEO featuring… Read more »
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