On the surface, Dav Pilkey and I have nothing in common as writers. His work is loud, bold, raucous, funny, and uber-popular! My work tends to be not quite as…well, any of those things! But one of Dav Pilkey’s books switched on a neon light in my head that flashed: I must write picture books!
You can find out which book that was, plus lots more about me, Line Leads the Way, and my outlook on books and life in this wonderful article by children’s author Raven Howell. She is so generous about uplifting other kidlit creators!
The article’s in a cool, free, digital magazine all about kidlit called Story Monsters Ink. Just register for your free subscription, and you can read that article and so much more. This and Bookology are now my two go-to free publications to recommend to educators and book lovers.
Also, teachers, there’s more for you about Line Leads the Way here.
[My Classroom Connections posts share a way to connect one of my books or poems to a classroom topic–often something timely that you might be covering in the next month or so. Please share this post if you have educator friends who might be interested–thanks!]