Hey gang! I've decided to start sharing some of my artistic hobbies with you: chocolate lollipop making, flower arranging, and perhaps even patio table-decorating if we ever get rid of this snow! These are the arts and crafts I do while I'm plotting my next novel or poem. I like to keep my mind busy …
THE GROOVY GRANNY, A Collection of Poems for Young and Young at Heart
Please check out a new mini-review (with photos) for The Groovy Granny over at poet Jamie Dede's wonderful (and popular) blog, Musings by Moonlight. Thanks Jamie for an excellent review! THE GROOVY GRANNY, A Collection of Poems for Young and Young at Heart.
The Groovy Granny Has Arrived! (or: What I Didn’t See Coming)
Some of you wonderful regular readers have also been reading my children's poetry blog, A Children's Poetry Place. A few months ago, I told you I've been working on a new children's book this year. In actual fact, I've been working on this collection of poems for a decade. Two of them were in my …
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Dream Big, With Art by Kayla Stewart, 5
For this one, I suggested she have two girls facing the sea. She wasn't sure what I meant, so I told her to draw them in bathing suits, and wavy hair, viewed from behind, and I drew hair in the air to show her what I meant. This one just makes me want to go …
Giggle Poems by HGS, with Art by Kayla Stewart,5
Giggle Poems by HGS, with Art by Kayla Stewart,5. Kayla has been drawing up a storm every day after school. "Mommy, can I illustrate another one of your kids poems?" she'll say, the minute she's in the door. We're having a lot of fun with this project. I swear I don't do any of the …
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