I picked up a picture book at our local independent bookstore. The Story Blanket , written by Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz, illustrat...

I know, it's been a while... What can I say. I have been knitting. After being asked a few times if the Bella & Bean hats were avai...

In between rain showers, in a nearby park, we celebrated the coming of spring, with people from my daughter's school. Everybody brought ...

Rebecca Kay Dotlich and I just enjoyed a fabulous cyber breakfast with Julie, over at Seven Imps . What a fun experience we had. Come see a...

One of my very favorite writers is Roald Dahl , in particular his books for children. Even though I reread his books again and again with gr...

We just went back to our fixer upper in the country after a five month hiatus. All in all it wasn't bad. No major plumbing explosions, n...

Time for another craft entry. This time, for Easter, I decided to make an robins nest and eggs. I love decorating eggs but decided to try so...

At the first keynote of the last SCBWI winter conference I sat next to a woman called Suzie Jean . We started talking, she was a very friend...

While in Belgium, we did of course purchase some picture books. One of them is called (literally  translated) The Secret from the Throat of...

Wow, I had a blast snowboarding! I am still not able to sit properly because of a big bruise on my b-hind, and all my muscles are sore. You ...