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:
Thank goodness for adult daughters. My daughter Maddie made these two fun little shorts for Line Leads the Way. <3 Enjoy! More 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
I have one last downloadable that goes with Line Leads the Way, and it’s a coloring sheet! I love illustrator Alice Caldarella’s charming and expressive art for this book. Hope your kids have fun coloring in all these shape characters that are climbing the library stairs for their big audition!
I’ve been sharing downloadable activity sheets kids can do in conjunction with reading Line Leads the Way, illustrated by Alice Caldarella. This one has two writing prompts on it. You’ll notice there’s not a whole lot of room for writing, and I think the small space is a blessing! These
In the last week of August, I took my loon storytime on the road. I led storytimes at 10 Central Minnesota locations. It was a great reminder of how libraries are treasures. Here’s a lovely activity sheet from Capstone. It’s for my newest book, Line Leads the Way (illustrated by
Hello, teachers, and happy fall! I hope you had a fabulous summer! I had a busy one–more about that in the coming weeks. But right now, I want to share an activity that I think could be great for community building as your school year is getting into gear. My
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Welcome, and I’m so pleased that you’re here! As I post this on Thursday afternoon, it’s the book birthday for my new picture book, Line Leads the Way. I love this little tale of perseverance, vulnerability, imperfection, and library love.
Happy Poetry Friday! Are you a regular or a newbie? No matter…you are welcome! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Hey, I have a new picture book out next week! I’m so excited about it. It has themes of imperfection, authenticity, and library love. It’s not poetry, but I
News: The Kindle edition of Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten is on sale for $2.49 through June 30 only. Just in case you’re looking for some back-to-school reads for later! Happy Poetry Friday! Are you a regular or a newbie? No matter…you are welcome! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click
Repeating this from last week ICYMI: Guess what? My next picture book, Line Leads the Way, is available on Netgalley! If you’re a book lover, a blogger, a reviewer, a librarian (big library tie-in in this book!), or a teacher, Capstone Editions and I would be thrilled if you would
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