Because I'm totally distracted by my Flash class and have been bad to the bone in not writing ANY new blog entries, here is a reprint of an article I wrote. I hope it helps you as much as it's…
(I haven't figured out how to include captions, so, starting from top: Bernie Most and me; me drawing in a customer's book - don't worry, it's my book 8-); here I am with my table partner, Cherise Mericle Harper; …
I live in a small town in a big county. We have a beautiful, though teeny library. It's quite charming, as it's in an old clapboard house. I love walking in and having the librarians greet me by name, or…
The Katonah Museum of Art has been hosting a fabulous exhibit of children's book art in conjunction with a number of Westchester county programs highlighting children's books. I keep meaning to blog about the great exhibit I was…
I completely forgot to blog about this! It is so quintessential summer, I have to tell you about this now। Where we live there is an annual community party, and this year, I was one of the organizers. We came…
Well, I'm back from the summer and trying to wrap my head around a regular schedule. And you know what? I'm thrilled! I got back to work immediately and it feels so good, like scratching a hard-to-reach itch. I get…
My husband grew up on the shoreline in Ct., and recently we were lucky to be invited by some friends to a farm dinner. These dinners take place every two weeks during the summer, presented by a fabulous restaurant called…
I PROMISE you’ll love this recipe I made up। I was trying to recreate the fabulous and irresistible cold sesame noodles I loved when I lived in NYC. You make them and let me know if I succeeded, okay? …
I have a very thick case of Beach Brain, aka Summer Head, aka I Had a Tough Year And Am Just Vegging - take your pick. The sad part is - get out your hankies - we have a little…
If you're a teacher or librarian and want to get your kids writing, I hope using the techniques in this video will help! And if YOU need help expanding on this idea, please email me and I'll do my best।…