I love visiting schools!
I’ve had great visits these last two weeks to Duchesne Academy and Bunker Hill Elementary in Houston.
I’ve been showing students this picture of myself taken on my recent vacation which included this stop in the … Read More
Posted on 10/24/2013 06:56 pm | Comments Off on Icing On The Cake
When I did a story time to read TAKE ME TO YOUR BBQ at the BookPeople in Austin in August, I was fortunate to have the support of my husband and some wonderful writers from Austin, including Cynthia Leitich Smith.… Read More
Posted on 09/08/2013 07:10 pm | Comments Off on Great support makes all the difference!
What do you think about the idea that libraries and bookstores are becoming obsolete?
This week I witnessed first hand a bit of what the world would lose if we didn’t have them. I was out and about doing story … Read More
One of the perks of being a children’s author is having the opportunity to read to kids.
I just got back from the Austin/San Antonio area where I did story times at two wonderful independent bookstores. First I visited The … Read More
Posted on 07/22/2013 05:04 pm | Comments Off on Storytime Rocks!
This has been a busy summer so far. My husband and I have visited a friend in Austin several times who is recovering from a serious case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I’m taking ticks a lot more seriously now. … Read More
Posted on 07/04/2013 06:58 pm | Comments Off on Summer Fun
Yesterday I had two great school visits!
At Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary in Alvin, Texas I was greeted with a big Yippee-ki-yay! Librarian Sheri Howard was a great host!
Two hundred students arrived— half as cowboys and half as aliens! … Read More
Last week I visited Sheldon Early Childhood Learning Academy in Houston. The home of the Jaguars is a jewel of a school! Four hundred kids aged 3 to 6 have a campus all their own. The school’s wonderfully creative librarian … Read More
TAKE ME TO YOUR BBQ was properly launched this weekend! I owe a big thanks to Valerie Kohler and the staff at Blue Willow Bookshop for a fun and successful event. Not only were they terrific hosts, but Valerie … Read More
TAKE ME TO YOUR BBQ releases today!
Today I’m overflowing with gratitude to everyone who worked on this beautiful book!
I’m so thankful to free lance editor Tamson Weston who in her former life as an editor at Disney … Read More
Posted on 03/12/2013 05:06 pm | Comments Off on RELEASE DAY!
Ever since I started thinking about my book launch of TAKE ME TO YOUR BBQ from Disney Hyperion, I knew the launch party needed to include barbecue. I also wanted it to be in the Blue Willow Book Shop … Read More