At this point in September, school is well underway and summer a lukewarm memory... Hooray! The season of school visits :) To celebrate, he...

Phew, it's been nearly a month since my last post. Lots of end-of-summer-new-school-year excitement, but things are finally getting bac...

I LOVE going to the post office! Because you just never know... And today, I was rewarded with this super cool Korean language edition of D...

After an excellent early summer break, I returned to work and to Book Camp. Amy and all of the good folks at A Book For All Seasons invited...

School is out (or almost anyway) and I have just a few updates to share before you hit the pool, the park, or the local library. For starter...

Did Fleming RESUCE Churchill? has been getting some nice coverage of late. Everyone love's Mr. Giblin's timely treatment of the res...

...a little girl & her thrill seeking dinosaur!

For an upcoming SCBWI event, we were asked to ponder on an ideal super power... thus, the "Power of the Persuasive Pinky". I know,...

I may have gotten a raw deal in the publisher department of my first book , but at least Percy and his fabulous pajamas still have a lot o...

Nothing narrative about this, but another kids sketch from recent days...

To honor a terrific and inspiring weekend of children's book, authors, illustrators, agents, publishers, and librarians... I did this in...

I spent about 2 hours drawing and collaging (sp?) with my daughter this past weekend. This is our masterpiece!

Near door neighbor Paul Smith and his family spent their recent spring break touring museums in Washington D.C.. This morning, Paul was kind...

Jonny Quest... ...and the uninvited mohawk!

This question, and at least several others are explored and answered with satisfactory gumption in this new book by Sibert Award winning au...