Originally posted on Magic Fish Dreaming:
It was lovely to meet with Helene today as soon she is going overseas for Christmas and the last couple of months we’ve been in touch mostly by email. Always lovely to meet in person! We chatted about the project, and I introduced Helene to the Magic Fish dreaming…
A More Powerful Thought of Love
When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love. (Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 28) Thinking of all the places in the world in need of healing. Thinking of all the young people in the worldContinue reading “A More Powerful Thought of Love”
PiBoIdMo Day 11: Joe McGee Lives in a Child’s World (plus a prize!)
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
by Joe McGee Inspiration…that’s what we’re here to discuss, isn’t it? To bandy around, to kick back and forth like a dented Campbell’s soup can on a weed-choked school blacktop. You know, the kind of blacktop where a hundred little sneakers will soon be racing around,…
PiBoIdMo Day 10: Janna Matthies Gets Tough (plus a prize!)
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
by Janna Matthies As a guest blogger during this high-gear month of generating Pi Bo ideas, I’m honored to share in the charge to Inspire! My first word of inspiration is this: My new picture book, TWO IS ENOUGH (adorably illustrated by Tuesday Mourning), releases today!…
PiBoIdMo Day 9: Meredith Mundy Says Trust Your Illustrator (plus a prize)
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
by Meredith Mundy I recently celebrated my 20th anniversary as a children’s book editor. (Still loving it as much as ever!) One of the questions I am still asked most often is why an author and illustrator so rarely collaborate directly. Why WOULDN’T it be a…
