Time travel to 1919 in Rome Gesturing to the beautiful case of pastries and sandwiches, I tried to pay a compliment. “Roma é pericoloso!” I
You can’t be a pro the first time you try something new. That’s a repeated theme in my middle grade books, but I’m still learning it! In September, I tried to hike on a famous pilgrimage route–Via Francigena. I thought it was going to work, because I got an excessively-detailed guidebook from the library, set low expectations for how far we could walk, made hotel and train reservations, and kind of expected the weather to cooperate. Because it was Italy. Read about my #PilgrimFail.
This is an epic train journey that is slowly coming down the tracks to you . . . When you can’t keep up with all
This is the story of a quiet afternoon and what came out of it. Using what you have can remind you that you have “enough”
Are you an illustrator, writer, or translator who works on books for kids? Six reasons why it’s worth your time to come to Cologne for the 2024 Europolitan. Cachet, Community, Contacts, Craft, Context, Challenge, and Cologne. 🙂
Calling all children’s book writers and illustrators in Europe! Focus, Color, Query, and Setting Workshops for Writers and Illustrators of Children’s Books For those of
Even more Day 1 of the travel to an environmental conference without breaking the environment. #BumpityBoulevardOnTheRails The traveling went faster than the blogging so now
Green travel can be fun! This mini-post is a tiny bit more on how to get to a conference on the environment with breaking the
Day 1 in our quest to get to a conference on the environment without breaking the environment. I like trains and we’re about to go
I wish I’d asked what was the hardest part about working with a horse: keeping the rows straight or making the turn at the end
STAG HUNT attributed to Huang Zongdao (Northern Song or Jin Dynasty 96-1234) from Metropolitan Museum of Art online collection. More great materials after your students
Vermont author Kate Messner has a marvelous collection of author videos!!!! (I watched Grace Lin’s “How to Draw A Chinese Dragon” right away. 🙂 The