So many awesome author and illustrator friends will be presenting and/or signing books at the Colorado Council International Reading Association Conference next week 2/6-2/9. And I’m getting SUPER excited to catch up with these literacy heroes! Chris BartonLeslie ClarkCarmela LaVigna CoyleMelanie CrowderJulie DannebergLindsay ElandEllen JavernickJeanne KaufmanClaudia Cangilla McAdamPam MingleJeannie MobleyAnn NagdaLinda OsmundsonNancy OswaldMarjorie Blain ParkerKathleen… Read more »
Aren’t these dudes the cutest?Thanks, Judith Snyder, for sharing.
Now that Halloween is over, wreaths, trees and garland will soon be up in the shopping malls. Let the shopping begin. Do you have any kids on your holiday gift list? How about personalized and autographed books for their home library? Autographed books become treasured read-alouds in the present and keepsakes for the future. Here’s… Read more »
Whenever I talk about my book TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS! I always mention that the story is really about imagination. The students at St. Thomas More School really get that. Along with their librarian, the wonderful Lori Lucas, they let their imaginations run wild on these amazing wall murals. Thanks for sending me the pictures!!!
Thanks to my good friend, Jimmy Michael, for snapping these pictures! I wish I could have been there.
TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS! is on the list of ABC Best Books for Children and in such fabulous company. WHEEEEEE! Here ’tis! Chuck Close: Face Book, Chuck Close, $18.95, (HC), 978-1419701634, AbramsHippopposites, Janik Coat, $14.95, (HC), 978-1419701511, AbramsKel Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show, Michael Buckley, Dan Santat (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1419703799, AbramsShadow on the Mountain, Margi… Read more »
TALES FROM THE TIMEOUT CORNER VIDEO CONTEST Fess up! We’ve all been there. Timeout. And to celebrate my latest picture book TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS! (Disney Hyperion – on shelves 7/31/12) tell me your timeout tales and have a chance to win great prizes. Here’s how it works: Take a video – under 2 minutes… Read more »
I love it when these little gems show up in my inbox. Search “TOO PURPLEY!” on YouTube for many more proud reading moments.
Check this out and watch carefully … And for the full screen version:4-Year-Old’s Overdue Library Books Returned After Police Sent To Family’s House « CBS Pittsburgh At least TOO PURPLEY! wasn’t part of the incriminating evidence.
