One evening, as I was tucking my daughter into bed, she said, “When I grow up and you grow down . . . .” Then she went on to chat about what fun we would have if she were my […]

I’m especially pleased to have Jen Arena, editor of my book Mama’s Day with Little Gray, as our guest for today. Jen Arena is lucky to have been surrounded by great children’s books her whole life. As a teenager, she […]

Lisa Dalrymple has lived with chickens in South Korea, cats in Scotland, lizards in Thailand and her two sisters in England. She has never EVER lived with a Polar Bear. Lisa wrote her first mystery adventure book for kids when she […]

Rob Sanders is a teacher who writes and a writer who teaches. He’s also a natural storyteller who keeps his friends laughing. Rob and I met at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference in Los Angeles a […]

I don’t remember when I learned to read. At some point, the squiggles in my books transformed into letters. Then they became words that created page after page of stories. What I do remember is the parade of characters that […]