'Children's writing' Category
Summer Subplot
I’m spending a lot of time in the yard and garden. A couple of weeks ago, we had some fill and topsoil brought in help transform the yard from an obvious work-in-progress to something more pleasant to look at. Eventually. I hope.
While I allowed the local dirt-bringer and -mover to move some of the […]Journaling
It’s funny. I took an extra week off from blogging just because–because I didn’t feel like it, I guess. As soon as I got started again, I thought, Hey, this is fun! In the past two days, at least a dozen possible blog topics have come to mind. No, I haven’t written them down, so, […]
Critique Group Love
I love my critique group. Not just the individuals in the group, but the group as a whole, and the work we do together.
Could we look more alike? I don’t think so. In the beginning, we worried about our lack of racial and gender diversity–though for a time, some of us were led to believe […]
NaPiBoWriWee
And you thought we were through with these. Bwa-ha-ha! Actually, we are. If you haven’t subscribed to The Needlework Nutshell after all the nagging, and you want to know about the finishing process of the past zillion bookmark images, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. Too bad, so sad. Unless, of course, you want to […]
Puzzle Contest Answers
This subscription bookmark-discussed sidebar style in will be box the discussed in finishing the May Needlework Nutshell. (Just thought I’d mix it up a little.)
I have never gotten so many urgent requests for puzzle answers. The Hinkie Pinkies puzzle from The Needlework Show is driving more than a few people to distraction. How fun is […]Hinkie Pinkies
This bookmark-finishing style will be discussed in the May Needlework Nutshell. Subscription box in the sidebar. Oh, yes. I have a ton of these. Now that I’ve got some things figured out, I’ll do more actual stitching for them.
Back in December when I was making fifth grade puzzles for Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Mike and I […]National Poetry Month
Reading up a storm. This bookmark-finishing style will be discussed in the May Needlework Nutshell. Subscription box in the sidebar.
April is National Poetry Month. This month-long celebration was established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. The Academy hosts a Web site, poets.org, loaded with resources for reading, writing, sharing, and enjoying poetry.
While […]Literacy and Puzzles
Over the weekend I received contributor’s copies of the Sports Illustrated for Kids 2009 Year in Sports and Alaska’s Puzzle Bears.
When we discuss ways to instill a love of reading in kids, one of the recommendations is to give kids freedom to choose what they want to read. Graphic novels, comic books, Captain Underpants, and […]Alaska’s Puzzle Bears
Alaska’s Puzzle Bears are off to the printer. After three rounds of proofs, I didn’t see any more errors, typos, or issues. I could have made–and was tempted to make–more and more changes, but they were style changes: do I want to use the word “blank,” or “space,” or “line” to indicate that place where […]
Alaska’s Puzzle Bears
I got the PDF proof of Alaska’s Puzzle Bears (illustrated by Shannon Cartwright) from Taku Graphics. That’s the bear puzzle book I wrote last fall. I’m proofing today–and tomorrow.
On first glance, I’m thrilled. It’s adorable! I’ve always been a fan of Shannon’s illustrations, so to have them combined with my puzzles is fantastic. Adele […]
