Burg Rheinfels (Fortress Rhine Boulder) is the inspiration for the Saffron Kingdom. ©Laurel Decher, 2021. Do you have a good sense of direction? How about
Prince Nero is a trouble-magnet–for compasses, maps and magical creatures. Do you need inspiration? After an author spends a few months or years working on
While working on a book for ages 9 to 12, I explored a few career interests for my characters: This Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale stars
These “Bread Guys” are in a Luxembourg bakery. ©Laurel Decher, 2019. Would your family like to celebrate St. Nicholas Day this year? At our house,
It’s not easy to find books for kids ages 9 to 12. You can flip through picture books fairly easily, but books for elementary school or primary grades take longer to read. Here’s a little help for you–I suggest my new favorite book for this age group every month in my Readers List and once a year, I put all the recommendations together in a convenient book menu for you. Take it to the library or bookstore and amaze the kids with wonderful books to read!
We book people know that books are a doorway to adventure so it shouldn’t be a surprise that I got to visit a whole new
The second book in the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale series is all about exploring–with a prince who has no sense of direction! Just for fun,
Did you meet me at a conference or win a giveaway on Apple Books? If you got a CODE for a free ebook from Apple
Connie B. Dowell of the Authoring Onward podcast (formerly called BookEchoes) interviewed me about Trouble With Parsnips It’s about a quiet inventor princess and is
TADA!!! The very first STUDENT review for Trouble With Parsnips From an amazing student in Japan! My very first review from a student!!! SO exciting!!
Treat the kids to books at your library! Library Love Today–all my friends who love libraries–I’m going to tell you a secret that will make
If you are a fiction writer and haven’t ever used Angela Ackerman’s and Becca Puglisi’s writing thesauri, you might be really missing out. You know
