I know - I'm a tad overdue on getting this video done. But just think: digital nightmare and you'll know the blackholetimesuck I've been in. Enjoy! Oh, and please send me your own "burning" questions for my next ALA…
Once, at a school visit, a child asked me why I always included something about teeth in my books. Astonished, I stood there, mentally ticking through the pages of each of my books published up to that moment. He was…
What a process! I can finally get back to a normal schedule after working so hard at collecting all my crap book-related materials for the book archives at the Dodd Center for the Book at UCONN. Here is what…
I LOVE this! This middle school has set up this program to get kids to take pix of themselves reading in different places, and then a pin goes on a map to show the expanse of locations. It's a fabulous…
I was getting ready for BEA. "Ooh," I say to myself, "There is an app by sideways.com available for conference goers" It was a very cool app that tells you who is signing where, when, and at what booth. Of…
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…