A fellow Austin children’s writer, Alison Dellenbaugh, is one of fifty U.S. winners in an essay contest sponsored by Oscar Mayer in which they will each have a day in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. (There were more than 70,000 entries!).
And what did the lovely and brill Ms. Dellenbaugh write about in her essay?
I’m pleased to report that I’m back to writing. It’s wonderful. I found myself dancing around the kitchen yesterday evening. Not that I don’t normally, but… With particular zeal! I plan to curl up this afternoon on the day bed in the sunroom with some tea and turn the TV onto a music channel. Something non-distracting like “atmospheres.”
NPR did write again and asked for the name of a librarian to interview about children’s self-help books.
New titles include: Mystery At The Club Sandwich by Doug Cushman (Clarion, 2004). It’s this sort of Humphrey-Bogart-esque dectective story in black-and-white illustrations about an elephant detective, Nick Trunk, on the case of Lola Gables’ lost (lucky) marbles. Very tongue in cheek. Ages 7-up.
Last night Greg and I went out to dinner at Katz’s and then to the bar at the Hyatt,
Some highlights from the picture book front lists:
A Woman For President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Jane Dyer (Walker, 2004). A well-crafted and inspiring picture book biography about the first woman to own a newspaper, speak before Congress, have a seat on the stock exchange,
Vote on the top 10 banned books via the Louisville Courier Journal.
Also learn about the Schneider Family Book Award, designed to honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
THE FOOT-STOMPING ADVENTURES OF CLEMENTINE SWEET by Kitty Griffin and Kathy Combs, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka (Clarion, 2004). Set in the Texas Hill Country, this tall tale is a winner! Ages 4-up
Continue Reading The Foot-Stomping Adventures Of Clementine Sweet »
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I’m pleased to announce that Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo (Little Brown, 2003) by Greg won the Teddy Award, sponsored by the League of Texas Writers, in the longer-works division and that the other two finalists, My Father’s Summers by Kathi Appelt and My Road Trip To The Pretty Girl Capital Of The World, likewise were celebrated.
Are you a writer with two (but no more than five) published books and financial need? Or, rather, do you know someone who is? If so, check out the PEN award. Past winners are: Lori Aurelia Williams, Graham McNamee, Franny Billingsley and Deborah Wiles.
Note: this is not a hint.