Thought for the Day: “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”~Hans Hofmann, painter~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends:I have been working on a collection of poems lately and find that writing poetry often inspires me to write other things as well. One of the nicest poetry blogs… Continue reading Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub — Review
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The Hogan that Great-Grandfather Jack Built — Review and Signed Copy Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"Words are never too big for children as long as they are the right words." ~ Jane Yolen ~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends:Christie Wright Wild has been running a series of posts on her wonderful blog looking at story elements in picture books. Click HERE for the link for the latest… Continue reading The Hogan that Great-Grandfather Jack Built — Review and Signed Copy Giveaway
The Paradox of Vertical Flight — a Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” ~ Carl Sandburg ~ Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Spice up your dialogue, but just enough… Continue reading The Paradox of Vertical Flight — a Review and Giveaway
Shadows on My Wall — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ~ Albert Einstein ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Nancy Stewart posted some fascinating, albeit a little scary, information about how much people read by country. Click… Continue reading Shadows on My Wall — Review and Giveaway
This is Not a Drill — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Setting exists so that the character has someplace to stand, something that can help define him, something he can pick up and throw, if necessary." ~John Gardner~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: The ladies over at Writers Helping Writers, Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi, have another brilliant post. This one is… Continue reading This is Not a Drill — Review and Giveaway
Cowboy Up! for Perfect Picture Book Friday — Something New for Me
Thought for the Day: "The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do." ~ Thomas Jefferson ~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: You can find 10 Memorable Dr. Seuss Quotes About His Work by clicking HERE.Writers Helping Writers ran a GREAT guest post by C. S. Lakin HERE… Continue reading Cowboy Up! for Perfect Picture Book Friday — Something New for Me
Sydney Taylor Honor Winner Stones for Grandpa — Review and Author Interview
Thought for the Day: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." ~ Groucho Marx~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Looking to start a new project? You might find help HERE at StoryJumper. HERE is a list of the 100 Most Important Things To Know About Your… Continue reading Sydney Taylor Honor Winner Stones for Grandpa — Review and Author Interview
Review & Giveaway of A Hundred Horses
Thought for the Day: “A blank piece of paper is God’s way of telling us how hard it is to be God.” ~ Sidney Sheldon~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writers Helping Writers has a great guest post by Julie Musil about softening hard characters. She also links to an article by Angela Ackerman on… Continue reading Review & Giveaway of A Hundred Horses
Sure Signs of Crazy — Author Interview, Review, & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but… Continue reading Sure Signs of Crazy — Author Interview, Review, & Giveaway
Lord & Lady Bunny: Almost Royalty — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ~Thomas Edison~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Is your TBR list in need of some more books? Click HERE for a link to books being made into movies this year, so if you want to read them first, now… Continue reading Lord & Lady Bunny: Almost Royalty — Review and Giveaway
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