I’m thrilled to be interviewing Hen & Ink coop mate, Doug Cushman about his newest book Pigmares: Porcine Poems of the Silver Screen (Charlesbridge, 2012). When I signed with the agency in the Spring, I thought “WOW” for obviously a number of reasons, but having heard many of Doug’s early reader series read-aloud by my children […]
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Debut Author Interview: Natalie Dias Lorenzi
I’m thrilled to have Natalie Dias Lorenzi with us today to talk about her debut middle grade novel Flying the Dragon (Charlesbridge, 2012). She’s a teacher, mother, wife, traveler, freelance writer and author. She writes book reviews for Biblio links, contributes to Emu’s Debuts, her agency’s author blog at the Erin Murphy Literary Agency, and […]
Author Interview: Darrin Lunde
Darrin Lunde is a museum mammalogist with the National Museum of Natural History which is part of the Smithsonian Institute. He divides his time between his full-time duties at the museum and creating books for young readers. I reviewed his latest book Monkey Colors, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne (Charlesbridge, 2012) yesterday, (Click HERE to read the […]
Book Review: Monkey Colors
Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne (Charlesbridge, July 2012). This 32-page picture book is perfect for the child learning to read with its simple language and use of many sight words. Lunde introduces children to twelve kinds of monkeys and the many colors they come in. And at the end of the […]
Co-Author Interview: Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
Kathryn Heling has been a school psychologist for over 20 years and is a former special education teacher. She loves working with children and figuring out how each child learns best. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author and lives in the beautiful State of Wisconsin. She also loves to travel by train. Deborah Hembrook […]
Book Review: Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
August is officially here and many educators and parents are adding to their library shelves and gearing up for the 2012/13 school year. If you’ve got a preschooler or kindergartner at home or in the classroom, you’ll enjoy the books I’ll be reviewing over the next few weeks. Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by […]
ReaderKidz Review: Can I Bring Woolly to the Library, Ms. Reeder
Have you read the clever and cute picture book Can I Bring Woolly to the Library, Ms. Reeder? by Lois G. Grambling, illustrated by Judy Love (Charlesbridge, 2012)? Hop on over to ReaderKidz and read my review HERE. The first line immediately addresses what the main character wants and hooks the reader into the threads of this […]
More Bears!! Picture Book Review: Waiting For Ice
As I’ve mentioned before, I navigate to books on bears. Not just because I’m writing the biography of Simon Jackson and his fight to save the spirit bears (tentative title, A Voice for the Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story) but because what’s not to love about a bear. They’re majestic and fearless and powerful. […]
Me and My Dragon
After reading Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzycki (Charlesbridge, 2011) my son and I whole heartily agree behind the premise of this book — a dragon would make an excellent pet. Bierdrzycki uses cause and effect masterfully and his wry ironic humor will illicit chuckles and giggles from adults and children. We especially liked the bath scene. The […]