When I was a child in the eighties, there was almost nothing that made me happier than locking myself away in my bedroom or playroom,
Category: Inspiration
The Power of No Words at All: Henry Cole’s “One Little Bag”
In April of 2020 a remarkable picture book was released into the world. Inspired by the author’s childhood experience, the story follows the life cycle
Critiquing: A Superpower?
Critiquing the work of others brings an ultra-awareness to the all-encompassing task of writing picture books. With fresh eyes, you present considerations and questions for others that are important to think about in your own writing, too. But when it comes to critiquing your own stories, fresh eyes are harder to come by.
Hustle Culture, Overextension, and Writer Burnout
The year 2020 did such a bang-up job on so many writers that here were are, nearly halfway through 2021, and most of us are
Building a Child’s Bookshelf
I have started building a library of books for my new son. Even though he is brand new, we read to him all the time,
Mary Seacole Bound for the Battlefield by Susan Goldman Rubin
As someone who wrote a high school term paper on the Crimean War, I was thrilled when Candlewick offered the opportunity to review Mary Seacole
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