Ah, sweet rejection
My goal for this year is to receive as many as rejections as possible. I can be a little—okay, a lot—perfectionistic about where and when I send out submissions, so the intention of this goal was to push me to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiction for kids
Interview with Sara Crowe, agent
Sara is an agent with Harvey Klinger, Inc. in New York City. I was lucky enough to be able to hang out with Sara last January prior to the 11th Annual SCBWI International Winter Conference. Yes, she is every bit … Continue reading
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Interview with Deborah Hopkinson
I became a fan of Deborah Hopkinson in 2007, when I started Anastasia Suen’s Easy Readers and Chapter Books course. For the first assignment, we had to read five chapter books then choose one to analyze. I chose PIONEER SUMMER … Continue reading
Congratulations Cybils 2009 winners!
A few special shout-outs for a few special Cybils 2009 winners: Non-Fiction For Young Adults The Frog Scientist by Pamela S. Turner; illustrated by Andy Comins Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Nominated by: Laurie Thompson (YAY, that’s me!) Again, what a field. … Continue reading
Literature to Change the World
Many thanks to Mitali Perkins for her recent post entitled “How Kids Can Change the World.” It was a short post, but it touched many lives. Personally, I discovered a wonderful web site about books for young readers, read some … Continue reading
