Friend Friday
I am delighted to host Melissa Stewart today in celebration of her newest book, Can an Aardvark Bark?, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Beach Lane Books ). She is the author of [...]
Friend Friday
I met Paddy Eger when she attended a writing seminar I used to offer in my home, ten years or so ago. Paddy is definitely a good writer and, almost [...]
Friend Friday
Augusta Scattergood (Glory Be, Making Friends with Billy Wong) emailed me awhile back, raving about a friend's new book. "It's sooo good," she said. Well, if Augusta recommends something, that's the [...]
Friend Friday
What an honor to host H.M. Bouwman today! Her book, A Crack in the Sea, (G.P. Putnam and Sons Books for Young Readers) just came out on Tuesday, and it is [...]
Friend Friday
I can't think of a more fitting way to ring in the new year than with the words and thoughts of Nikki Grimes. She and I have never met but [...]
Friend Friday
The first time I met Lynn Brunelle, she asked for ground pepper. A whole dish of it! And our host was happy to provide it because we were dining al fresco, [...]
Friend Friday
Please welcome Robert Wilder today and help me celebrate his new book, Nickel (Leaf Storm Press), with its can't miss cover! Robert Wilder When I handed an early [...]
Friend Friday
Though Erin Hagar and I have never met, I know we would be fast friends over our shared love of history. When I learned about her new book, Doing Her [...]
Friend Friday
If you ever hesitate about writing an author a fan letter, don't. That's how my friendship with the inimitable Barbara O'Connor began! And what a friendship it's been. From late [...]
Friend Friday
I have waited FOREVER to host the talented, big-hearted, talented, fun-loving, talented, thoughtful Jaime Temairik. She is one of those illustrators who really gets a story and her art is [...]