I ran into my neighbor this weekend, and was surprised to learn that he’d seen an article about me in Saturday’s newspaper. The article was about my recent visit to the Saint Francis Xavier school in Winooski, VT. After speaking to several classes, the librarian showed me a number of different projects that the students…
Category Archives: Press
Apr
23
2012
My Event at The Flying Pig Bookstore
Thanks to everyone who came to my event at The Flying Pig Bookstore on Saturday. I had a wonderful time and the event was a great success–we sold out of books! Today, Losie Leavitt, co-owner of the store, wrote about the event on ShelfTalker, a Publisher’s Weekly blog. Below are some of the images that she…
Mar
9
2012
Fuse 8 Gives Coral Reefs a Great Review
In November, the New York Public Library’s children’s librarian, Betsy Bird wrote a wonderful review of Coral Reefs on her blog, A Fuse #8 Production.
Mar
9
2012
New Section for Teachers and Librarians
I’ve finally launched my new website with a section for teachers and librarians.
Mar
11
2011
FOCAL Award, 2011
I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Los Angeles to accept the 2010 FOCAL Award. The award has been given out annually for the past 32 years to an outstanding book with a California focus by the Friends of Children and Literature (which is associated with the Los Angeles Public Library). Prior to the…
Feb
9
2010
National Science Teachers Association Redwoods Review
The National Science Teacher’s Association has given Redwoods a great review, saying:
“…this book [is] one that you will want to read over and over again. The adventure is beautifully depicted by illustrations that will leave readers in awe…”
and
“The book’s content, graphics, and unique presentation earned it a place as one of the NSTA/CBC Outstanding…
Jan
21
2010
Redwoods an ALA Notable Book
Redwoods made this year’s American Library Association Notable Book list! Here’s a description of the notable book criteria from the ALA website:
Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books. According to the Notables Criteria, “notable” is defined as: Worthy of note…
