Celebrating Indigenous Culture Everyday: Past, Present, and Future Author Events My mother grew up on reservation lands. I did not. But I love visiting family there and go back as often as I can. However, I grew up in a suburban town in upstate New York. My parents raised me and my siblings with similar […]
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How do young readers bond with a story? The Craft Children’s authors have a responsibility to connect with and engage the emotions of their readers. One way to achieve this is by crafting relatable characters. These characters often face obstacles that readers themselves may be experiencing in their own lives, such as bullying, family problems,
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How do writers move a story along? As an author, crafting a page-turning scene engages readers and brings your story to life. A well-structured scene has a clear beginning, middle, and end. It should also have a clear point of view. Each scene has a function in the story, whether it’s to introduce a new
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Thank You World Read Aloud Day is around the corner and I’m excited to connect with students, teachers, and librarians next Wednesday. I’d like to send a quick thank you to Kate Messner for setting up the spreadsheet to help organize the day. She made it an easy place for teachers and authors to connect virtually. And
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Skipping stones kept us busy as kids. All five of us. Always in competition with each other. Who would be first to find a flat stone? Who would send the rock sailing first? Whose rock would skip the most times across the water? You get the picture. After all our “firsts” were exhausted, we (winners
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It’s an invitation to join the faculty at the Highlights Foundation for Nonfiction Summer Camp. I am so honored to be included in this year’s retreat. And so excited to go back to the beautiful campus in July.
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World Read Aloud Day 2022 Questions and Answers I had so much fun reading to students and talking about my book SIOUX CODE TALKERS OF WORLD WAR II again! I met virtually with classrooms, teachers, and librarians in Connecticut, Texas, Iowa, and Canada! Kudos to all the teacher/librarians who organized the day – it was
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