How come no one told me about SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT? Oh, my gosh...what a hilarious, quirky, original book. I picked it up as a book on tape from my library and as I'm listening to it, I'm constantly cracking up. The reader is awesome with his many voices and accents and Skulduggery and Stephanie's are the latest literary "odd couple." I hope there' ( Read more... )

Kim Norman is creating a list of authors (by state) who do school visits. Kim's a pro at marketing and getting herself out to schools, so this is a great opp ( Read more... )

It's lisa-schroeder's week to shine over at http://classof2k8.blogspot.com/Read more... )

Congratulations to all the children's book author winners!
(especially Tracie Vaugh Zimmer, who gave me great advice for my curriculum guide)

I keep picturing them all jumping around in their kitchens, screaming in joy and hugging their flannel pajama clad bed-head-ed family.

As well they should.

Yay!

So yesterday I went to the New Canaan library with my son for a reading of the new series "Trucktown" written by noneotherthan the newly appointed country’s first national ambassador for children’s books, Jon Scieszka (rhymes with "fresca ( Read more... )

Happy Launch Day! to:

lizgallagher for THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE
and
lisa-schroeder for I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME

Happy Launch Day! to:

lizgallagher for THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE
and
lisa-schroeder for I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME

Happy Launch Day! dear:

lizgallagher for THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE
and
lisa-schroeder for I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME

Happy Launch Day! to youuuuuuuuuu!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand many

Since April 2007, I've been a part of a group that many of you have heard about: The Class of 2k8 ( Read more... )

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From USA TODAY---um, yesterday ( Read more... )

...then I've still got one good thing yet to happen. Ooooh, yay ( Read more... )