September 22, 2011 – Skype visit with Monroe Catholic School in Fairbanks, Alaska. October 11, 2011 – LIGHT UP THE NIGHT release. YIPPEEEE!! October – November 2011 – LIGHT UP THE NIGHT blog tour. Stay tuned for links. November 7-18, 2011 – LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction to benefit the library at Musana Children’s Home… Read more »
School Visits
A Lovely Acrostic Thank You …
… from the kids at Pembroke Hill & Village Schools in Pembroke, NH and their wonderful librarian, Sue Demanche.
Random Read Alouds – “Books and Blankets”
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 »
Pay it Forward Friday: Minute Mentoring for Writers
Today I’m participating in a Speed Mentoring program at a local high school. I’m one of 30 mentors giving kids my best 3 minutes of advice, rotating through five groups of 10 kids each. So essentially I’ll be imparting “wisdom” on 50 kids. Wow! Talk about the weight of responsibility. But as I honed that… Read more »
Perfect School Visits
I recently got back from two school visits in San Antonio, Texas. I spent Friday morning at Keystone School and the afternoon at St. Anthony School, just blocks away. Four presentations and a full day’s worth of activities later, I headed back to Denver tired but sad it was over. I found out, on this… 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 »
Congratulations to all the TOO PICKLEY PARTY winners!
The TOO PICKLEY PARTY was so much fun! Congratulations to all the prize winners. Monday’s Door Prize, TOO PICKLEY! T-shirt and signed softcover book – Amy DixonTuesday’s Door Prize, Bloomsbury Picture Book Pack – Denise SchurrWednesday’s Door Prize, Bloomsbury Picture Book Pack – Brigette BrankinThursday’s Door Prize, copies of TOO PURPLEY! and TOO PICKLEY! –… Read more »
TOO PICKLEY! Release and a Favor to Ask
Next week on 7/6/2010 TOO PICKLEY! hits bookstore shelves. If you’ve been following my blog, you already know that on release day I’ll be at Musana Children’s Home in Iganga, Uganda, mending mosquito nets, tutoring, playing, singing, dancing, reading and helping the kids there tell stories. While I plan to hold a TOO PICKLEY! ONLINE… Read more »
Traveling and storytelling and the right to dream.
In less than a week, I head off to Iganga, Uganda to spend two weeks with the kids at Musana Children’s Home. While I’m there I expect to be doing a little sewing, a little dancing, a little mosquito net mending, a little netball playing, a little tutoring, and a lot of loving those kids…. Read more »
Bowling and Pigeons and Dead Pets
Little kids have a lot to say. In fact, during my school visits, I wouldn’t need to do much talking at all. I could simply introduce myself and my suitcase of “uncomfy clothes” and the kids would take it from there – most likely talking about neither. Recently a precocious kindergartner treated me to a… Read more »
