Sep
23
2019
If you’re writing fiction, you don’t have to worry about facts, right? Not necessarily. For some strange reason, if an author doesn’t create and maintain a smooth interface between make believe and real facts, a reader may say, Wait,...
Mar
06
2019
Crazy Questions
Children’s writers ponder all sorts of crazy questions and often go to great lengths to find out the answers. I love sharing weird facts, hopefully fostering innate wonder and a desire to read and explore more.
A while ago,...
Nov
24
2018
I have always been fascinated by little things, especially those that are alive. Which is why I halted abruptly several weeks ago while walking my dog on a well-traveled footpath along the Farmington River. The tiniest snapping turtle sat...
Sep
13
2018
How soon should you start reading to a child? I think the answer is, it is never too soon…
I once received an e-mail from a young mother. She told me that colleagues had given her my picture book If...
