I’ll begin by saying: I’ve had the pleasure of occasionally spending time with warm, energetic and talented Monica Brown. Congratulations on your eleven wonderful children’s books, Monica! Welcome to Bookjoy Creativity Salon! 1. You are an author, presenter, professor, friend … Continue reading →
I’m so pleased that the contact personnel at the two 2011 Mora Award winning libraries agreed to a blog interview. First we’ll hear from Sylvia Cisneros, Senior Librarian, Youth Services at the Santa Ana Public Library (CA.) 1. How did you … Continue reading →
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting with Margarita Engle, reading her books and savoring the Colorín Colorado interview below. I strongly recommend that you watch the interview for many reasons including to hear Margarita’s eloquent response to why she writes … Continue reading →
I’m so grateful to Martha Rico, librarian at Hawkins School in my home city of El Paso, Texas. Martha was kind enough to send me the video of her first grade students responding to my books by sending me their … Continue reading →
I savor presenting to interested audiences as much as I enjoy writing. Good audiences energize me, and I was certainly energized recently in Pennsylvania. At Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference, I was fortunate to hear and visit with Jerry Pinkney, … Continue reading →
