I'm excited to announce that our new Very Fairy Princess app is now live! The Very Sparkly Wand feature invites young princes and princesses to choose from three colors and sounds in order to create their own wand and add a little sparkle to anything with...
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We've been discussing anthropomorphism this week in my graduate children's lit class. Anthropomorphism – or the giving of human characteristics to animals,...
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What does it take to draw in today's young reader and persuade them to keep reading? Last week, in the children's lit class I'm...
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Today's post is actually a question - well, more of a favor. Â We're working with our wonderful publisher on developing an app...
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Say what you will about the ceremony itself (I actually found it to be refreshingly tender and dignified, for the most part),...
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"If you're dreaming of becoming the next J. K. Rowling, we've got the perfect place for you—the Southampton Children's Literature Conference!" So...
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Last week I started teaching the spring course in Childrens Literature for grad students in the MFA in Creative Writing and Literature...
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One of the things I love best about being a member of the children's lit industry is the spirit of community with...
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Last week, we delivered the first draft of the next manuscript in our Very Fairy Princess series. This one is a leveled...
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