Small Reads for Brighters Days
Y’all know how my husband Randy has made shirts, phone cases, messenger bags, laptop skins, and more based on my books? They come out beautifully 99% of the time. But I thought I’d share how occasionally, we have a marketing fail. This was too funny, so I had to share it with you. Before […]
Hello, Poetry Friday people! My post this week is over at Teaching Authors, where I share a poem from one of my “unmarketable poetry collections,” and I share a bit about what I’m going to do with them. Hope to see you there.
[See yesterday’s post for my Friday at IRA.] Saturday at IRA, I went to a fantastic session called The Power of Poetry to Provide Teachable Moments (I’m going to do a separate post on that soon). I was with Janet Fagal, and we had a blast–and the presenters performed “The Middle’s Lament,” from BookSpeak! I […]
Happy Monday! I’m over at TeachingAuthors.com today sharing a bit about how I became a writer (a big surprise to me) and a teacher/speaker (probably an even bigger surprise!). And Teaching Authors is giving away a personalized, signed copy of Water Can Be…! Click here to visit me over there:>)
Sharing another video this week. This one isn’t a trailer for Water Can Be…, but a quick video I hope educators might find useful. [iframe id=”vp1C58aB” title=”Video Player” src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/embed.animoto.com/play.html?w=swf/production/vp1&e=1394888440&f=C58aBEjMBrizPUrs5ZwpzQ&d=0&m=p&r=360p+720p&volume=50&start_res=720p&i=m&asset_domain=s3-p.animoto.com&animoto_domain=animoto.com&options=” height=”243″ width=”432″ allowfullscreen=”” frameborder=”0″] And here’s a classroom guide. Lots of ideas there for your unit about water, which I’m excited about. I’ll also be creating […]
Excited that Water Can Be… got a lovely review in this month’s Booklist: Like its predecessor, A Leaf Can Be . . . (2012), this picture book explores an aspect of the natural world in a way that is imaginative but ultimately informative. A fine choice for reading aloud in the classroom or at home. […]
Yikes! My pub date (April 1) for Water Can Be… (Millbrook) is fast approaching! I’m thrilled that the book got a starred review from Kirkus, and I’ve been working on a set of five different short videos for it. Two are basic trailers, one focuses on WaterAid and global water issues, one is about the […]
Recently, I?accepted a short assignment doing teacher tips on lesson plans. It was my first assignment with a new company, I wasn’t sure I precisely understood the requirements, and I was pretty sure I would barely break minimum wage.?Was I insane? Yes, probably! But I did have reasons: try a new company try a brand […]
Forget setting goals! No, don’t do that. I love goals, and I make tons of annual goals, monthly goals, weekly to-do lists, etc. It’s the only way I can accomplish at least 50% of all the things I want to do. My goals are measurable, realistic, and within my control. But… It’s important to dream, […]
Each year, I choose an annual theme, an idea I originally got from Steve and Vicki Palmquist of Children’s Literature Network. My word for 2012 was Focus. I think I got better at focus last year. I learned to do better at blocking out my to-do list and focusing in on JUST whatever I was […]
