Writing with Children

This week I had the pleasure of writing with children. The children are from grades 3-5. Their task is to write and illustrate a picture book. During the first session they wrote their stories and this week their task is to illustrate their stories. As a picture book author, I know this is no easy … Read more

Encourage a Young Writer Day

April 10th is Encourage a Young Writer Day. This national event gives teachers and parents an opportunity to help young writers use their ideas to create a story. Most children are natural storytellers. Their imagination and creativity allows them to come up with some of the best stories.  Reading cultivates imagination, vocabulary, and basic writing skills – … Read more