February 2012
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On Seven Silly Eaters
Almost ten years into life with our first-born, we are still trying to understand his curious food-related quirks. Spaghetti is a hit, as long as the tomato sauce has no chunks or visible spices, and preferably comes out of a jar labeled, “Ragu.” Pizza is acceptable as long as the edges are cut cleanly and don’t involve any “flying cheese.” Sandwiches consist of meat...
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On Harry and Horsie
My favorite moments as a mom often come when I am eavesdropping on my children. If you are friends with me on facebook, you have seen a multitude of status updates that are simply the things I have overheard in the midst of their play. This morning alone, there were snakes that had transformed into robots and penguins in polka-dotted underwear roaming the halls of our home. Their imaginations are...
On Valentine's Day Writing
I must confess that I have been in a bit of a writing rut lately. I haven’t had much trouble revising my manuscripts to smithereens, but I have had more than a smidge of trouble writing anything new. So when I read about this Valentine’s Day writing challenge on Friday, I thought I would give it a try, in the hopes that actually writing something from beginning to end would help. The...
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On Caps for Sale
Oh, CAPS FOR SALE, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…
This has got to be one of the most well-loved books on our bookshelf. Surprising, considering it breaks one of the major picture book writing rules, which is that the main character should never be an adult. But guess what, folks, there isn’t a child to be seen anywhere in this book! But there are monkeys. Oh, the monkeys!...
On Goat-Singers and Illiterate Knights
I want to be here right now telling you how great this Newbery Challenge is going. How I am enjoying every word written by our brilliant, award-winning, children’s writing forefathers. But I am struggling. To be on track, I should be at least on book 6. But as it stands, I am halfway through both book 1 and book 2. See, I was having a hard time with...
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On Perfect Picture Book Fridays!
I always have so much fun recommending picture books, so I have decided to join up with the lovely Susanna Leonard Hill and her writing pals as a contributor to Perfect Picture Book Fridays! So, here we go…
CORA COOKS PANCIT Written by: Dorina K. Lazo...
On Picture Book Admiration
This year is the 50th anniversary of the outstanding picture book, The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats. There is so much to admire about this book. It takes the simplest of activities, a young boy taking a walk on a snowy day, and somehow makes it completely captivating. My kids especially love the pages where Peter makes tracks in the snow, with “toes...