"Wackiest White House Pets," by Gibbs Davis For today's #OperationStoryTime, I read a chapter from the book, "Wackiest White House[...]

In 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Five days before my 9th birthday, my[...]

For today's #OperationStoryTime, I'm reading "Wackiest White House Pets," by Gibbs Davis and illustrated by David A. Johnson. It's a[...]

Today my storytime reading is the book, "Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call," by Mary Ann Fraser. I've become very[...]

During this rough time in our lives, many authors are reading their books or other books online. We are recording[...]

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You are invited to a kids book launch party!! Check out the flyer and we hope to see you there.[...]

I've always been interested in Queen Victoria, my so-called namesake. My father said I had a "regal birth" (he's a[...]

My good friend, Darlene, started teaching elementary school students how to sew. She is a crafty person by nature (I[...]

“Between Shades of Gray,” by Ruta Sepetys has absolutely NOTHING to do with the 50 Shades of Grey series. As[...]

I saw “The Truth about Twinkie Pie” on the table in the bookstore at the SCBWI conference, but I wasn’t[...]

Are you looking for some extra projects for your child? We put together a companion activity book for our book,[...]

I'm participating in a kids book summer giveaway with other award winning authors! There are a wide variety of kids[...]

I've started working again with my wonderful editor, Susan Krawitz on my 2nd children's book, "Victoria and Dash Find True[...]

I've hesitated to blog about my school readings because of the children's identities on the web. But, I've been very[...]

April 13, 2018 marks Thomas Jefferson's 275th birthday! We've created a special coloring page just to celebrate. Click here to[...]

WOW! I absolutely love "Wonder," by R.J. Palacio!! I read it in 3 days, thinking about the main character and[...]

I'm a member of SCBWI, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and they held their annual Summer conference[...]

I love writing book reviews. I also love cooking and raised a son who loves cooking, so much in fact[...]