Nature strong influence in author/illustrator’s life #literacy #elemed #edchat #lrnchat
David Ezra Stein says, “Before I could read, I would make people read to me....
Author shields himself with humor in the face of tragedy #elemed #edchat #lrnchat #literacy
Alan Silberberg received the 2011 Sid Fleischman Humor Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers...
Fairy tales inspire Donna Jo Napoli #elemed #edchat #literacy #kidlit
As a child, Donna Jo Napoli loved climbing trees and reading books with her legs dangling...
Film noir buff writes hard-boiled detective fiction for kids #literacy #elemed #lrnchat
“In my head, there are pictures of what you have written. When I read your...
Famous #kidlit author left home & lived in the woods as a teen #literacy #lrnchat #elemed
Three-time Newbery Honor winner Gary Paulsen believes that young people are our hope for the...
Cow knick-knack inspires #kidlit author’s newest book #literacy #elemed #lrnchat
Lori Mortensen remembers dashing through the pouring rain to her mother’s Chevy after school. “We’d...
Shocking #literacy stats–#librarians needed! #k12 #lrnchat
“In 2010, 57 percent of California State University freshmen required remediation in English or mathematics....
Want to laugh? Read Carolyn Crimi’s “Revenge of the Children’s Book Writer” #kidlit #literacy
Read Carolyn Crimi’s gut-busting assessment of celebrities who write children’s books: “As a picture book writer...
4th grade bullies made @KatieDavisBurps a writer #literacy #k12 #elemed
In fourth grade, Katie Davis was bullied by her classmates. A self-described ADD sufferer, she...
Rollicking rhyme makes reading fun! #literacy #k12 #parenting
Kim Norman recalls a big-family childhood in Virginia, long vacations at Lake Kezar in Maine,...
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