Here's a great review on 100 Scope Notes to check out! Yea for Paul Schmid!! A big thanks to Liz Mills who is so wonderful about passing great links along!
Paper Art
Thanks to Liz Mills for sharing this fun link! American artist Laura Cooperman documents her travels in the most amazing way – using a scalpel, paper and pins. Her collection of hand cut paper illustrations and installations depict houses she has seen, and landscapes she has wandered. Very fun idea!!!
Happy Birthday to A CAT LIKE THAT!!
Happiest Birthday wishes to Wendy Wahman's A CAT LIKE THAT, which celebrated it's book birthday June 21! Click any of the links below to find out more information!“Striking illustrations and a pitch-perfect portrait of an unnamed pet’s personality combine to showcase charming (and practical) advice on how to make friends with a feline.” – Kirkus... Continue Reading →
Good News for Lois Harris
Applause and Cartwheels for Lois Harris!! Lois’ book, CHARLIE RUSSELL: TALE-TELLING COWBOY ARTIST, is A Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner (Spring 2011, Non-Fiction, ages 5-8 years). Here’s the link. Congratulations to Lois! For more information on Lois, and her work, visit her website.
Children’s Picture Book Course with Rollin Thomas
Rollin Thomas is offering his 8 week course on Children's Picture Books at Pratt Fine Arts Center. If you enjoyed him at the SCBWI Spring Conference, you will love his class. This course starts July 13, from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. and will run on Wednesdays. The class is limited in size for optimal contact... Continue Reading →
Good News for Clare Hodgson Meeker
Good News for Clare Hodgson Meeker! Seattle Sounder's Roger Levesque and two local kids who inspired the story of SOCCER DREAMS joined Clare for an interview with New Day Northwest host Margaret Larson on June 20 on KING TV! If you missed the interview you can see it on here. For more information on Clare,... Continue Reading →
Jennifer Shaw Wolf’s Cover Reveal
Jennifer Shaw Wolf is graciously sharing the cover of BREAKING BEAUTIFUL, her debut novel that comes out in April 2012. If you click here you can see her "outside story" of how a picture her husband took became the cover of her book.For more information on Jennifer, and her work, you can visit her website... Continue Reading →
Summer Writing Classes for Kids and Teens with Margaret Nevinski
Creative Writing Workshop (Ages 8-11)Wind up your summer by joining us for a week filled with fun writing activities! Margaret helps young writers explore their creativity and write their own stories and poems. We'll use "Magic Pen Story Starters," "Imagination Triggers," and other prompts to get us started. We'll also read our work out loud... Continue Reading →
KidLitCon registration is now open
KidLitCon (the annual conference of KidLit bloggers) will be in Seattle this year, September 16-17, and registration is now open. Scott Westerfeld! Friday pre-conference fun! Some SCBWI presence/involvement/trouble-making we haven't yet figured out!Get the scoop or sign up. Registration will be limited to 190 folks.(They're looking for a few presentation proposals, too -- deadline July... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drink Night Location Clarification
NOTICE: Going to the Eastside Kid Lit Drink Night from 6-8 p.m. tomorrow? Make sure you show up at the right Red Robin and head to Bellevue Square!