I’ve been reading and reviewing a lot of good book for Grade Reading this summer. Third Grade Reading Mr. Flux by Kyo Maclear and Matte Stephens Animal Tales by Terry Jones and Michael Foreman Let’s Visit Istanbul! From The Adventures of Bella & Harry by Lisa Manzione and Kristine Lucco Strange Foods by Michael J. Rosen, Ben Kassoy, […]
News & Views
Xmas in July
Yes, you read that right! Xmas in July! And I’m celebrating because Ruth Lauren Steven picked my entry! Which means that my query and the first 500 words of Inside Hudson Pickle has been posted here, along with fifteen other winners (thirty, including those chosen by fellow blogger Michelle Krys), for agent perusal. And there are […]
Schedule? What schedule?
During a recent author visit I was asked to describe a day in the life of an author. I fumbled with the answer because my schedule seems so random and probably not at all representative of the “average” writer. I’ve been thinking about the question a lot since then and I’ve come to a surprising […]
No More Rules!
I have a new post up at the Mixed-Up Files about everyone’s favourite topic – rules! Check it out here and let me know what rules you want to break this summer!
Kootenay Book Tour
I’m nearing the end of my Kootenay Library Tour. Sad in so many ways… in part because it was only on this last trip that I actually remembered my camera! So, here you go, the tour summed up with as many pictures as I have (plus a few that I didn’t take!) My last set […]