It is a genuine delight to host Suzanne Selfors today. She is practically a neighbor of mine, a mere ferry ride to the west away. She is a gracious hostess, fellow dog lover and a wonderful writer whose sense of joy and sense of humor shine through her work. Enjoy your visit with Suzanne as… Read more »
I am delighted to host Melissa Stewart today in celebration of her newest book, Can an Aardvark Bark?, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Beach Lane Books ). She is the author of over 160 science books and has been honored countless times for her ability to share science topics in kid friendly ways. Learn more from Melissa… Read more »
The only problem with having so many writing friends is that there are not near enough Fridays for hosting them on my blog. What to do? Celebrate on a Tuesday, that’s what! I didn’t want you to miss out on learning about Sandra Markle’s work, especially since we share a passion for elephants (my latest… Read more »
It is not often I get to host a book creator who is also a professional performer, but such is the case with today’s guest, Clare Meeker (learn more about her musical side here; learn about her books here), author of nearly a dozen books for young readers. Her newest, Rhino Rescue (National Geographic) is… Read more »
Today’s friend is *ahem* me. Since I had a new book launch on January 31, I thought it would be okay if I used this slot to tell you a bit about it. I hope you are already familiar with the first book in the Audacity Jones series: Audacity Jones to the Rescue (Scholastic). This book… Read more »
Ginger Wadsworth and I met at the amazing Humboldt County Authors Festival eons ago. She is a lovely person and wonderful writer and a fellow dog lover. So it’s no surprise that her latest title is Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field (Charlesbridge). You are going to need it for the dog lovers in… Read more »
I may look sweet and innocent but I have an evil plan: I want to turn kids into ravenous readers of historical fiction. And, serendipitously, I’ve discovered one way to be successful in this scheme. Write about dogs! On October 11, the third book in the World War Two Dogs series (Scholastic) will be published. Liberty… Read more »
Talent, heart, sense of humor — Dana Arnim has it all! In addition to sharing her talents with Little Bigfoot/Sasquatch Books as the illustrator for Bartholomew Quill, A Crow’s Quest to Know Who’s Who, (Thor Hansen), she is co-Regional Advisor of the Western Washington Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators with Dana Sullivan. So… Read more »
It’s pretty special to be able to host a friend AND a neighbor. Well, Dan Gemeinhart and I are almost neighbors; we live in the same state, me on the west side of the Cascade Mountains and Dan on the east. And that eastern Washington terrain/setting plays a big role in his newest book, Some… Read more »
I adore Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and I adore birds so imagine my delight, walking the exhibition hall at ALA midwinter, when I discovered Amy’s new book is about birds! Even more delightful is that she agreed to be my guest to celebrate Every Day Birds (Orchard/Scholastic), which publishes this Tuesday, February 23. Welcome, Amy! I love… Read more »