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Apr.23.2012
Okay, so after herartistic debutat the R. Michelson Galleries . . .
Peepyand I did lots of other fun authorial stuff in the Northampton, MA area.
"Like what? What did you do?" you ask, or I ask, or we can pretend Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy asked.
Why, here's a small sampling. We worked on a novel...
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Apr.19.2012
Yes, theR. Michelson Galleriesis the place to go to see/buy art from the top names in children's literature, like thisup and comer. . .
However, there's also other art there, too. We asked,Richard Michelsonhow he got started with his gallery and his books (he's an award-winning children's book...
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Apr.16.2012
Richard Michelsonis a poet, a gallery owner, and an author . . .
We sat down with him in Northampton, MA and gabbed over lunch.
Peepywas nervous at first, but after a couple of seconds, she showed Richard the artshe createdat the Eric Carle Museum.
Needless to say, Rich was impressed . . .
He...
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Apr.12.2012
After our fun-filledMeltdown, we stayed a good long time in Northampton so we could write. However, there were many delicious distractions, like theEric Carle Museum of Picture Book Arton theHampshire Collegecampus . . .
The museum is filled with great children's book art and great...
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Apr.09.2012
Last week I had an utter and complete Meltdown and I totally enjoyed myself.
What's aMeltdown, you ask? Well, it's an awesome annual book and music celebration featuring live bands and live KidLit authors and illustrators!!!
Our good friendJarrett Krosoczkawrangles and cajoles and organizes all...
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Apr.05.2012
Whoa. The Amherst/Northampton area is like a magnet for KidLit authors and illustrators . . .
The day after ourradio interview and lunchwithJeanne Birdsalland Cammie McGovern, it was time for lunch, again!
This time, we met up withMo Willems(sitting across from me) andTony DiTerlizziandAngela...
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Mar.08.2012
Wednesday was World Read Aloud Day. So this is what we did, Puppy and me . . .
Above: Puppy reads from one of my books.
Wait, weren't you just in Vancouver, you ask. Or someone asked. Or maybe, I asked.
Why yes! But then, I came home, went to the doctor, got the Z-pak and then...
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Mar.05.2012
The weirdest thing happened. On the last day-ish thatPeepyand I werein Austin, TX, authorLindsey Lanesaw this . . .
After Austin, we were home long enough to do laundry, pay bills, you know, all that fascinating author-esque stuff. Then we hopped a plane and crossed the boarder into Canada . . ....
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Mar.01.2012
In our last blog before our last blog, we were speaking at a conference in Austin.
And in our last blog, we were exploring the city's sites . . .
Well in this blog were going to take you on a gourmet tour, plus reveal an artistic find!!!
Eating in Austin was fabulous. There...
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Feb.23.2012
Just got back from my first trip to Austin, Texas where I spoke at theSCBWI Regional Conference. The whole time I was there, I kept wanting to spell the city: A-U-S-T-E-N, as in Jane . . .
Left the house at 7:30 a.m. for a 10:45 a.m. flight, which was cancelled, and then I was rebooked for a 7 p.m...
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