Wow! It's amazing to think that I just started blogging in September of 2016. It has been both an honor and great fun getting to know so...

It's that time of year again. Mummies, skeletons, princesses, unicorns, pirates, goblins, and an IRS man (seriously folks, I had a kid...

If you're looking for a great way to freak out your parents, tell them you're going to be a street musician when you grow up. ~Deborah...

What is the creative process and how does it work? This is a question that intrigues me. ~ Lisa Robinson Lisa Robinson was born in...

I’m a big kid myself: I love to laugh and to learn new things. My goal is to never completely grow up. ~Leanne Shirtliffe Leanne...

Boy are you in for a treat this week. Drum roll, please. The amazing Teresa Robeson is visiting with me today! Teresa was lucky enough to...

Susan Edwards Richmond is a children’s author and poet. A passionate birder and naturalist, Susan teaches preschool on a farm and...

Christine Evans is a children’s author and a British ex-pat living in sunny California with her windsurfing husband, two busy kids, and a...

Poetry provides a wonderful vehicle to make inferences, determine themes, and cite textual evidence in complex, yet manageable texts. ~ Michelle Schaub Michelle Schaub is an award-winning children's author. Her children's poetry collection, Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day At The Farmers' Market, won the 2018 Growing Good Kids Award. Fresh-Picked Poetry was also a 2018 Illinois Reads selection and 2018 Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Book of the Year. In 2020, she will publish her

It’s crazy that one name appears on the front of a book when things should really read like movie credits. ~ Brendan Wenzel Brendan...