“Um. . . Do you give autographs?” I had just finished my Golden Tales of California storytelling program. The fourth-grade students were lined up to return to their classrooms when one boy slipped out of line to ask me that question. “Yes, if it’s all right with your teacher.” “I’ll get a paper and come […]
I am excited to have been part of the Author Showcase Panel at Surry International Writing Contest this weekend. As a member of the panel, I was given 2 ½ minutes to talk about my books. The Maryalise Trilogy is middle-grade fantasy. Maryalise is a young fairy with powerful magic. In book one, Maryalise and
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A little owl wakes up in the daytime and he is wowed by all that he sees—the yellow sun, blue sky, orange flowers, red butterflies, green leaves. Wow Said the Owl* is a charming picture book about colors and discovery. I began to remember “Wow!” moments in my life. One rainy morning I dropped my
Last month I went to a storytelling conference in Denton, Texas. Zoom allowed me to attend without leaving my home. I loved the workshops and the storytelling concerts. I was particularly impressed by two children who did a tandem performance of Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein. Papa Chicken was reading his child a bedtime
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