Small Reads for Brighters Days
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I want to share one more poem from In the Middle of the Night, plus ask y’all a favor. Here’s the poem, one of the few unrhyming ones in the collection. I just love acrostics, and I wrote this poem after my editor, Rebecca Davis, […]
Hi, friends–I’m over at Melissa Stewart’s blog today explaining how when you read a nonfiction book written by me, you’re learning something about me (even though the book’s not about me!). I hope you’ll hop over and give it a read. Celebrate Science is an awesome blog for all teachers and anyone who writes nonfiction, […]
Hello, Kidlitosphere! This is it! The final day of my Meet My Family blog tour. It has been such an honor to get to share various aspects of this book, myself, and my family life with you guys. If you’re an educator, I sure hope you know Melissa Stewart’s books AND website. She presents […]
[Following Madness Poetry? Go here to vote on my Round 5 Final Four matchup. Amelia and I had to write “spurious” poems–just pick your favorite! Thanks–and enjoy voting on the other matchup, too! ] Hello, Kidlitosphere! We’re up to Stop 7 on my Meet My Family blog tour! Today’s tour stop is RIGHT HERE! […]
Hello, Kidlitosphere! We’re up to Stop 6 on my Meet My Family blog tour! Today, thoughtful educator Catherine Flynn is sharing some writing her kindergartners did in response to Meet My Family. Wait until you see the book they made! Catherine is not only a super nice person, but she’s an empowering, passionate educator as […]
Hello, Kidlitosphere! First off, congratulations to Linda Baie, who won a signed copy of Meet My Family from the giveaway at Kirby Larson’s blog a couple of weeks ago. That book is winging its way to Linda. Now, today is Stop 5 on my Meet My Family blog tour! And this one’s a video post–so […]
Hello, Kidlitosphere! (If it’s not clear, that’s supposed to sound like someone on stage yelling, “Hello, Minneapolis!”–but fill in your own city!) Today is Stop 4 on my Meet My Family blog tour! I’m visiting Linda Mitchell today at A Word Edgewise, to celebrate family traditions. (You might know Linda as a big-hearted presence […]
Hello, Kidlitosphere! Today is Stop 3 on my Meet My Family blog tour! Here are the first 2 stops, including Friday’s at Kirby Larson’s blog (that one features a giveaway!). 2/23 Student writing (mask/persona poems from the point of view of young animals) with Margaret Simon at Reflections on the Teche 3/2 […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! I love the nice review that Publishers Weekly gave Meet My Family! recently: In a tender celebration of family, more than 20 baby animals describe the ways the adults in their lives care for them. A baby beaver has lived in one home for all of its life, but an orangutan infant […]
First things first. Happy 30th anniversary to my fantastic husband, Randy Salas! My writing and career would be very different without him in my life. Now, onto book stuff:>) Last week, I did my first school visit since receiving my author copies of Meet My Family, and it was great to read it aloud […]
