I was so excited to see this interview, “Illustrating Love” with the brilliant Nicole Tadgell about her work on our picture book, Real Sisters Pretend. Nickie recently spoke to my Simmons College graduate Picturebook course, and she brought in process … Continue reading
This week I attended the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival at the Thad Cochran Center on the University of Southern Mississippi campus in Hattiesburg, MS April 6-8, 2016, where I accepted the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Award as a … Continue reading
I recently taught a 2-credit graduate course on the Whole Book Approach in the Simmons at The Carle program. I’ve taught it several times before, but this was the first time I did so under a 4-day intensive schedule. I … Continue reading
I recently participated in a webcast about the Whole Book Approach with my editor from Charlesbridge, Yolanda Scott, and my colleague from The Carle, Emily Prabhaker. We had over 1,500 people register in advance, and although I feel like we barely … Continue reading
Thanks to Brian Feinblum for this interview on Book Marketing Buzz Blog! I was glad that his questions let me highlight the good work of We Need Diverse Books while also naming picture books I’ve used in recent storytimes and those that I … Continue reading
I got an email last Friday telling me that I was named as a recipient of the 2016 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Award for A Crow of His Own! I had to keep this amazing news a secret for the past … Continue reading
Many thanks to Julie Danielson for the wonderful piece she posted about Reading Picture Books with Children over at Kirkus Reviews today. I’ve followed her work on the Seven Impossible Things before Breakfast blog for many years, so it was especially thrilling to have her respond … Continue reading
I’m delighted to share this interview with School Library Journal, in which I talk about Reading Picture Books with Children and how Visual Thinking Strategies inspired my development of the Whole Book Approach. … Continue reading
Thanks very much to Bay State Parent Magazine for this great article about the Whole Book Approach and Reading Picture Books with Children: http://www.baystateparent.com/January-2016/Shaking-Up-Story-Time-New-Interactive-Approach-Gets-Kids-Thinking/ They quote me in this piece, but they also quote Carle Museum educator and Simmons College … Continue reading
Getting word about this starred review from School Library Journal was a lovely early Christmas gift! I am working on an interview with SLJ that will come out in the new year and am so grateful for their support of … Continue reading