Wow. Really wow. I just listened to the amazing audiobook of Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, read by the author Jack Gantos. I found myself laughing and tearing up at the same time. Joey Pigza, a kid with extreme behavior issues, is so friendly, so dynamic, and so exuberant that I fell in love with [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2008
A Company of Swans
January 15, 2008 – 7:47 pm
HaikuReview: A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson Defiant woman, Pirouettes through the jungle. Sweet, swirling story.
Can’t this wait till morning?
January 10, 2008 – 5:59 am
Sigh… 4:03 in the morning. Of course, that’s when I get the idea. Not when I sit down at my computer in the middle of the afternoon and stare at the blank screen. Not when I’m trying to solve that finicky problem with my picture book manuscript. Not when I have a notebook easily within [...]
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
January 7, 2008 – 2:44 pm
HaikuReview: If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko Now that I’m done will the Great Picture Book Read of ’07, I’ve been catching up with some middle grade and YA books. It turns out that If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period was a great place to start. Gennifer Choldenko won the [...]
1000 Books!!!
January 1, 2008 – 4:48 pm
Hooray! On the last day of 2007, I reached my goal of reading 1000 picture books in 100 days. It was one of the best things I’ve ever done for my writing. I have a new understanding of picture books that I’m already putting to good use and much fun. I kept track of all [...]
