I had the honor of offering a presentation to members of TLA District III (Austin area/Central Texas) Oct. 19 at the new Georgetown Public Library.
My talk featured: a brief introduction to my writing; the story behind the writing of Tantalize (Candlewick, 2007); a reading of my latest picture book,
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Alex Flinn, author of Beastly (HarperCollins, 2007): from the YA Authors Cafe.
From Page to Screen” David Cunningham’s ‘The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising‘ by Claire E. Gross from The Horn Book.
Diane Greenseid: Sporadic Thoughts and Activities of a Children’s Book Illustrator.
Sylvia Vardell on Sylvia Vardell: “I am currently Professor at Texas Woman’s University in the School of Library and Information Studies, where I teach graduate courses in children’s and young adult literature. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1983, and have taught at universities in Texas,
Author Receives $20,000 – One of the Largest Prizes for Canadian Children’s Literature
TORONTO–TD Bank Financial Group (TDBFG) and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) have announced that author Sarah Ellis is the winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for the most distinguished English-language book of the year.
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Melissa Marr on Melissa Marr: “The easy version–I write; I’m a mom; and I used to teach.
“The longer version–I grew up in Pennsylvania. I tended to be too curious for my own good, so I experimented with trouble. I knew though that I wanted to teach and write some day,
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Robert’s Snow is an online auction that benefits Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. More than 200 children’s book illustrators have created art on individual snowflake-shaped wooden templates.
See the whole list at Liz In Ink.
Please stop by to view all the 2007 snowflakes here.
Robert’s Snow Illustrators (more to come!)
Robert’s Snow: Selina Alko from Cheryl Klein at Brooklyn Arden.
Robert’s Snow is an online auction that benefits Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. More than 200 children’s book illustrators have created art on individual snowflake-shaped wooden templates.
See the whole list at Liz In Ink.
Please stop by to view all the 2007 snowflakes here.
Robert’s Snow Illustrators (more to come!)
Meet Randy Cecil by Liz Goulet Dubois from Chat Rabbit.
From Jeanette Larson:
Too many children and teens may feel they hate math because it just doesn’t seem important or useful to them. But exploring this subject–which includes everything from counting, comparing, and recognizing patterns to problem-solving and organizing data–through stories and literature can make the concepts relevant and fun.
Please join us on Nov.
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Congratulations to Kathy Duval on the publication of The Three Bears Halloween, illustrated by Paul Meisel (Holiday House, 2007). From the promotional copy: “Boo! It’s finally Halloween. Baby Bear is trick-or-treating with Mama Bear and Papa Bear. As the bears come up to the very scary house, they notice that the door is open.
Tiffany Trent was born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She fell in love with reading at an early age and writing shortly thereafter. After a childhood steeped in fairy tales, myth, and the natural world, she went on to earn three master’s degrees in English, creative writing, and environmental studies. Besides breeding poison frogs,
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