One thing my kids and I like to do on school breaks is to come up with silly video ideas. This past February break we filmed what was going to be our first musical parody video. We rewrote the lyrics to the Jane’s Addiction song “Been Caught...
I have teamed with some of my 2016 picture book debut pals to coordinate a MEGA GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! Seven of us are doing giving away our books for a total of eight books (because the amazing Diana Murray has two to give away), with winners chosen on December 14, so...
Have you been wondering if my book Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) is the right book for you? Or for your horse-loving nephew? The neighbor kid who wants to be in the CIA? Your son who loves baseball? That 8-year-old you know who is planning on...
When I was a kid, I didn’t realize authors were real people. I read all the time, but the books were my friends, not the authors. The characters in the books were so real to me, it didn’t make sense that anyone actually made them up. My Holy Trifecta of...
Here it is, my annual holiday gift round-up. As usual, no pictures — don’t want the kids peeking anything from across the room. This list isn’t quite complete. I’m a little bit using it to figure out what else I need. Though we are being real...
