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Brain Burps Blog
Thoughts on picture book writing, publishing advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and inspiration for writers and readers of all ages.
Calling All Teachers!
If your school blocks YouTube, here is a great thing for you! I know about TeacherTube.com but how could I not know about this?
School Visit Fun
You really need to click on these to see the looks on the kids faces. I was asking them to make expressions I then drew on characters in a story…
Awesome School Visit!
What makes a great visit? A librarian like Roseann Davidson at Roosevelt Elementary in Long Island. What did she do? She read all my books – even the out of…
Pictures from Highlights
One of our attendees was Doug Wechsler, a guy who is definitely following his bliss. He is an amazing nature photographer and also is credited with the shots below.
Reading Road Trip with @MrSchuReads
How lucky are the kids at John Schumacher’s school, to have a teacher that treats his work with such passion? VERY!
Eight Step Quick Writing Prompt
Close your eyes. Imagine you are sitting in front of a strawberry milkshake. Wrap your hand around the glass. How does it feel? Take a sip through the straw. How…
Kindergarten Orientation Day
It’s that time of year! The time where preschoolers everywhere are heading to their local elementary schools for orientation day. Why not watch this and give them that extra boost…
Getting Kids to Read!
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…
About the Blog
Welcome! I'm Katie Davis, a children's book author with a passion for helping writers bring their stories to life. Here you'll find tips, tricks, and tales from my twenty years in publishing.
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