I met a kindred spirit the other day. I was having lunch with Lindsay Barrett George and there was a sweet old lady at the next table. Apparently she overheard us talking about children’s books because she said, “Excuse me. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
I just got back from spending the weekend with some wonderful writers at the Highlights Foundation’s conference center in the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains. Fellow faculty members Harold Underdown and Tanya Anderson were SO great and informative, and our students were … Continue reading
When we are at the library or shopping in bookstores, we love to scan the display tables to see how long it takes us to find a book that we are somehow involved with. Sometimes it’s a client’s book, and … Continue reading
I haven’t posted book reviews in quite a while, though I write them every month. Bobbie began writing reviews for the Parents Express 30 years ago! Now I write them though she helps out when I’m in a bind, as … Continue reading
Today the Supreme Court overturned DOMA…and I’m grateful to live in an America where Liza and Annie can get legally married and live happily ever after! Thank you, Nancy Garden, for writing the book that first validated my own dreams … Continue reading
I turned 52 this past weekend and I thought it might be fun to see what happened on page 52 in some of my favorite books (a WLCB version of bible-dipping.) Here’s what I found. Oh, and incidentally, if you … Continue reading
When we visited Politics and Prose a few weeks back for the Picture Book Panel, I took a photo of this great sign/display that was in the children’s/ya department. I thought it was a good photo to put up for … Continue reading
I was giddy Sunday as we drove into DC for the panel “Picture Books Through the Ages for All Ages” at Politics and Prose. The opportunity to hear such a stellar group of people passionate about picture books talk about … Continue reading
PW reported today that Simon & Schuster is set to relaunch the John Christopher “Tripod” series. That’s just fantastic. I must’ve mentioned these a zillion times in the past few years as I read my way through The Hunger Games, … Continue reading