I'll be doing BEA "from-the-aisles" interviews of authors, editors and bloggers for my radio show. Anyone want me to ask any specific questions, post it to my Facebook wall or as a comment here on my blog! I have some…
Ever want to ask author/illustrator Peter Reynolds a question? Call him today at 4pm at (646) 595-4478. He's the guy who illustrates the hugely popular Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald. He also wrote and illustrated the picture book The…
Though it's not a YA title, if I ever wore a hat it would be completely off my head to author Jennifer Belle, who wrote The Seven Year Bitch. Knowing that one of the greatest joys is to spot a…
I was doing some back and forth emailing a friend I'm collaborating with on a picture book I wrote and he is illustrating (not yet sold - we have high hopes. He's a genius). He sent me a drawing of…
I get the PBS Teacherline newsletter because they use Who Hops? for one of their courses. In the latest issue I just found free webinar archives that seem to me to be a teacher's treasure trove! Just click here to see to…
I'm trying to figure out a regular schedule for all the social media stuff we authors like to keep up with...or need to keep up with? I have somehow - don't ask me how - started enjoying tweeting. I don't…
Thanks to 100 Scope Notes for the link about the 100-year-old OED definition of "siphon" being wrong. The way it was discovered was fascinating!http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
Well, I started my radio series with Hope Vestergaard, author of Potty Animals and we had a lot of fun laughing at our very sophisticated potty humor jokes. But I hope you'll call in today at 4pm EDT (call in number is (347)…
I remember sitting criss-cross applesauce on the carpet at Seely Place elementary school library. I remember looking up at Mrs. Lee, being fascinated by the Dewey Decimal System. I thought she was brilliant to know all that stuff. An aside: when my…