I am reading the new biography of Roald Dahl… and have decided I need an office! Currently, my office is also the laundry room, and Chris’ office, and the walk-thru between the kitchen an...
I am VERY VERY VERY excited about this one.
Bigger than a Bread Box won’t be out for like, EVER (September 27), but I’ve set up a little giveaway for the book, at Goodreads, in case you’re impatient too! Please, go ahead and...
Here’s Barry, a super extra talented guy who likes to both write and raw pictures! Here’s MIRKA, a clever sword-wielding girl-in-a-long-skirt! Want to know them a little better? GOOD! Bec...
Back from AWP, and now I’m not going anywhere for over a month. SO I WILL WRITE. FINALLY. But I’m scared to start, scared to put words on a page and call them the beginning. So hard to st...
So… tomorrow I leave for Washington, DC. For the AWP Conference. Where I get to put on my poet-hat and play grownup. Where I get to go to readings and drink wine, and attend panels, and schmoo...
Today marks the publication of my very very first board book. The art is sweet as hell, and the colors are mouthwatering. Which is good, because in my experience, board books mostly get chewed on, r...
Just checking in, to post some thing s about some things that have happened! I did a little interview this week, with my amazing friend Julianna, in which I discuss faith, writing, love, and vomit. ...
WHY THE HELL NOT? As someone interested in seeing more and more and more innovative Jewish picture books… and as someone interested in seeing better GLBT books for kids… I’m deligh...
It was a quiet day at the house. The squirrels were snoozing… But not for long…
Deep breath. Here goes. This is the cover of my next book, Bigger Than a Bread Box. MY NEXT BOOK! I have been referring to this book as “The book that tore me in half all year” and also, ...
In case you can’t tell, that’s two kids and a dog, in my not-king-sized bed. My nights don’t start this way, but they almost always end this way. Tonight we all spent the evening i...
I can’t make any reasonable predictions tonight, not really. I’m not educated enough, aware enough. I’d really just be making a silly leap. I mean, so many other people have read a...
It’s 10:58 and the house is quiet. Senator Stern is reading a thick book in the other room. Mose and Lew are asleep in their beds. I spent the day playing with the boys, getting a luxurious h...
The time has come! For years now I’ve watched Cheryl and Betsy blog about the Kidlit Drink Night in Manhattan. I’ve watched, pea-green with envy. I mean, I like Kidlit, and I also like...
For 2011, my mantra will be: Just enjoy it– Whatever “it” is.
I was just thinking about the upcoming year, and what I hope to accomplish in it, so I thought I’d share my plans: 1. I will finish the book of poems I’m working on, with care. 2. I will ...
Poetry does not have to be profound, only precise.
PENNY is a Smithsonian Notable Book for 2010! Both BAXTER and PENNY are reprinting right now! BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX officially (or at least digitally) exists in the world, according to the internets...
I wrote something this week for Killing the Buddha, my favorite website in the universe. About Santa… “Mommy?” Mose says, “I think I want Santa to bring me a Transformer instead of Playmobil.” ...
This is a story about something that started out sad, but then ended up happy! The sad thing was a letter I got in the mail, informing me that my first novel, Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains, was ...
Home! Home! Home! Home! Home! And the candles are gleaming and glowing, and dancing too. Though the house is a mess and the larder in bare and my laundry is in a heap. And the dog needs a walk and t...
I’m on a plane right now, flying to St Louis, for a Baxter & Half/Life event. Expecting to have an interesting afternoon because this is a new sort of gig for me. I’ll be reading to k...
And I especially enjoyed doing this interview with Mitch Teich, for WUWM’s Lake Effect, in Wisconsin. I got to talk about Penny Dreadful, helicopter parents, small towns, and the line between ...
Mose is five. Five! How on earth did that happen?
Is the deep concern in the Jewish community about intermarriage warranted? I equate it to the question about the future of publishing. I personally love books, and it makes me sad to think about the ...
I’ve got a few more little things to be thankful for: There’s a wonderful Penny Dreadful review over at Kidsread! The fabulous sales reps at Random House (most of all the amazing Sarah N...
Stick a fork in me. I’m home. Home from the road. Home to my messy house and my unpaid bills and my cranky cat and my needing-a-walk-dog and my astounding amazing family. The trips were so goo...
I’ll let you in on a secret—I’m not really an author. Actually, I’m a poet who has managed to trick a bunch of people (including some very nice editors and a terrific agent) into believing I’m an aut...
In my heart! I’ve been traveling too much this fall. Too much to write. Too much to blog. Too much to practice my silly uke. But most of all, too much to relax. Tonight, for a few minutes, the ...
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