What is your name? How old are you? And how will you make your mark on the world? I'm writing this post on the eve of our week of virtual...

Today is the first day of school in our county and it's my first year at a new school. In my decade plus in school librarianship I have...

I've mentioned before that we're up to our ears in board books (and a 2-year-old daughter (who likes to be read to all the time), but...

I've been celebrating International Dot Day with students for more years than I can remember, but still my favorite part of the...

I've moved into my new library at Swansfield Elementary, but even though the students won't start until after Labor Day, back-to-school...

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of September is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...

Dragons! I have been obsessed with dragons since childhood, watching cartoons with dragons (Return of the King, The Flight of Dragons),...

My grandmother always loved to watch birds from her front porch. I have memories of sitting out there wth her, eating fresh-picked...

We have a two year old at home, which means I have a new set of eyes to road test stories for durability, engagement, and re-readability....

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of August is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of July is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...

Hi there! I have a kidlit podcast. Have you heard? It's called All The Wonders: The Children's Book Podcast (formerly the Let's Get Busy...

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of June is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...

The May newsletter I wrote for Scholastic TrueFlix focuses on careers in Native People including the people of the Apache, the Comanche,...

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of May is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...