Awhile back I had the opportunity to do an Author Visit at a school. As I was preparing, I happened to see a timely blog post from author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. The theme of the post was “Show Don’t Tell.” As the mantra of the writing industry, I thought that would be the perfect topic for… Read more »
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Why Do I Do This? . . . Writing for Kids
Over the past month, I’ve had the opportunity to attend two different conferences. The SCBWI Ohio North Conference in Cleveland and the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature One-on-One Plus Conference in New Jersey. At both conferences, the question was raised: “Why Do We Do This?” The “this” being write for children. Contrary to what… Read more »
CONFLICT in “The Midnight Library”
Title: The Midnight Library Author/Illustrator: Kazuno Kohara Publisher: Roaring Book Press Year: 2014 Word Count: 405 The Midnight Library is an adorable story that teaches children about some of the great services provided by our public libraries. I have to give a shout-out to libraries here. They provide so many fantastic services to our… Read more »
Send “Books and Smiles” to Children in Haiti
In all of my years of traveling to many different countries, one of the things that has most amazed me is how much we take for granted our access to books. I would venture to say that there are probably very few children in this country who don’t own (or have the opportunity to own)… Read more »
An Interview with Dani Duck
This month I was interviewed by illustrator, writer and blogger Dani Duck. She asked some great questions about my work as a storyteller and writer. You can find the interview at the following link: http://daniduckart.blogspot.com/2014/03/interview-with-lindsay-bonilla.html And be sure to check out her blog as she interviews lots of fascinating people in the world of… Read more »
