I have absolutely positively over-estimated the amount of time I’ll have this week to write new picture books, but I’m going to give it a try anyway! I just put my name in as one of some 75 (so far!) people who are pledging to write 7 new picture book drafts in 7 days. Check [...]
The last two weeks have been crazy busy BUT I love Tricia’s – of The Miss Rumphius Effect – poetry stretches. So I couldn’t let this week go by without attempting – another first for me – a Tritina! The thing about writing to the poetry stretch, is that it’s a bit uncomfortable for me [...]
“Window Sijo” was this week’s poetry stretch – a first attempt at sijo, as described by Linda Sue Park in Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems). Heat was on my mind: a hot weekend in Death Valley and more hot weather at home. This week also brought the audio of Peony in Love by [...]
In spite of the huge number of picture books filling my home and school book shelves, there are some books that I pick up while browsing in the bookstore that I know I simply must buy. That Book Woman by Heather Henson, pictures by David Small, is one such book. This lyrical and deeply moving [...]
Here are my attempts at this week’s poetry stretch at The Miss Rumphius Effect – a bite-sized sonnet. I had no idea I would spend so much time on this tiny-sized version of a sonnet. The truth is, it’s just not that easy. At least for me… I did many many versions until I arrived [...]
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It’s National Poetry Month! Don’t forget to check out the wonderful poetry moments happening all over the kid lit blogging community, including new, never-before- published poems and interviews with many of the best children’s poets writing today. You can jump start your poetry mornings this month with Greg Pincus at Gotta Book and Tricia at [...]
I've lived and traveled around the world, but now make my home in California.
By day, I teach; evenings and many weekends, I write.
My teaching, reading, and writing eventually led to a Master's degree in Language and Literacy and, later, an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
My first picture book, BLUE ON BLUE, is forthcoming from Beach Lane Books (Simon and Schuster).