At a recent meeting of New England Children’s Booksellers Advisory Council, Ken Geist, vice president and editorial director of Orchard Books and Cartwheel Books and author of the picture book The Three Little Fish, pleaded with booksellers to promote picture books. You can read the full article here. In the ensuing discussion, one bookseller suggested… Read more »
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Collecting F&Gs and Paperback Picture Books for Orphans of HIV/AIDS
Dear Fellow Picture Book Authors, This summer, my daughter Molly and I are traveling to Iganga, Uganda to spend two weeks with the kids at Musana Children’s Home. If you have any doubts that anyone can make a difference, please read the story of how three college-age girls founded this home and school for over… Read more »
TOO PURPLEY! on T.V.
I wanted to embed the video, but a link will have to suffice. So here’s TOO PURPLEY! on Parenting Recommended Reading on NY1.
Sorry the Romp’s Been Resting
Well, actually not resting, just blog darn quiet. Had a college grad and now I have a couple of kids home that I don’t get to see so much. When they leave, in a few days, I’ll be revving up the Romp again. You can’t count on it.
A Sweet Little Reader Takes on TOO PURPLEY!
My editor sent me this link from a fan today!! Could not be cuter!!
Win an autographed F&G of TOO PICKLEY!
… and your friends will be pickle-green with envy!Okay, maybe that’s going too far but I couldn’t resist because –I’m giving away one autographed F&G of TOO PICKLEY! which doesn’t officially hit bookstore shelves until 7/6/10. It’s easy to enter. Just hop on over to Goodreads Book Giveaways.The deadline in 5/31/10.
Pay It Forward Friday: Do the “Write” Thing for Nashville
Three generous and talented Nashville authors – Victoria Schwab, Amanda Morgan and Myra McEntire – have joined forces to help flood ravaged Nashville, Tennessee. In Victoria Schwab’s own words: So if you haven’t heard, Nashville, TN is in a MAJOR crisis. On May 1st and 2nd, Nashville, Tennessee received a record amount of rain—nearly 13.5… Read more »
Congratulations to all the Colorado Book Awards Finalists
2010 COLORADO BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS Anthology/Collection Broken Links Mended Lives: A selection of short stories by members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Janet Lane, Susan Mackay Smith and Jeanne C. Stein, editors, RMFW Press A Dozen on Denver: Stories, Rocky Mountain News, editor, Fulcrum Publishing Beats At Naropa: An Anthology, Anne Waldman and Laura Wright,… Read more »
By Jove! Win a Signed Copy of TOO PURPLY!
In honor of the London Book Fair, April 19th-21st, I’m giving away a free autographed copy of TOO PURPLY! (the U.K. edition of my book). Simply comment on this blog post anytime from now though April 21st to enter. Anonymous comments must include your full name. The winner will be selected by random drawing on… Read more »
Reach Out and Read and The Children’s Hospital
Today I visited and read with several of the special children and lovely families served by The Children’s Hospital in Colorado, and I can see that this will be a perfect partnership. Before any of my books hit the shelves, I designated Children’s to receive a portion of my author proceeds on the sales of… Read more »
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