I’ve been honing my Story Radar, and have found the holiday season to be more abundant than ever with respect to prompting ideas. The problem is, most of them come to me when I’m on the fly… and if I don’t document them immediately, by...
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This week I had the joy of interviewing my friend and picture book hero, Peter H. Reynolds, for the Children’s Book Hub....
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As every singer knows, exercises that strengthen and warm up the vocal cords are essential in order to sing well. Painters do...
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Here’s another jewel I picked up from Peter H. Reynolds’ workshop last summer: “Story Radar.” This is a term Peter uses for...
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... what would the title be? This was a question Peter H. Reynold posed to his workshop participants during last summer's Southampton Children's...
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I’ve been taking a break from blogging the past month or two, but it’s time to get back to it! And what...
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In December I wrote about being ready to receive – and record - ideas whenever and wherever they come. I also mentioned...
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The ideas for our children’s books are often inspired by my kids. Dumpy the Dump Truck was directly inspired by my son...
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Many people around the world will be celebrating the birth of a babe in a manger this evening and tomorrow. Not the...
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