I went shopping with a friend last Friday evening. While walking through one of the higher-end stores at the mall, a beautiful dress caught our attention and we stopped to admire it. It had a swingy skirt and a colorful …
Should Children’s Books Have A Rating System?
Last weekend’s Wall Street Journal article, Darkness Too Visible, sparked a discussion with a friend of mine. She’s a writer, too. Our discussion ended with us contemplating whether or not children’s books — or any book, really — would benefit …
Under the Influence
This week over at The Parking Lot Confessional, we’re talking about the authors who influence us. Due to my being a doofus, I double-booked our guest authors this week, and rather than try to reschedule either (especially since they both …
How to Save A Life
This week, some of the search terms that led people to my blog included: deramaxx and border collies my dog is still sick from deramaxx my dog can not walk after taking deramaxx my dog is no deramaxx deramaxx made …
SPEAKing Out: My thoughts on book banning
Last Friday I started reading a book that’s been in my To Read stack for a few months: Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. I’d heard nothing but praise for this book, as well as admiration among other kidlit authors for …