Thank you so much for asking me to submit an item to you for your blog in honor of the publication of my latest book, The Greedy Sparrow: An...

Four Poetry Writing Tips from Leslie Bulion 1.        Read reams of poems. Learn which ones move your heart, tickle your funny bone, or sin...

I'd like to thank Gayle Krause of The Storyteller's Scroll ( http://www.thestorytellersscroll.blogspot.com/ ) for the Lovely Blog Aw...

Keeping It Real (Or At Least Full of Life)! by Mary Peterson My favorite picture books to illustrate are full of action and expression. Th...

My Writing Tip by Will Strong: When speaking with both children and adults, the question I am most often asked about writing and illustrati...

"We like this story, but we don't like the art."  I heard this comment for years. Each time I sold a picture book, I held out ...

LAYNE JOHNSON, on Illustrating Action Well I just found out my book OFF LIKE THE WIND! The First Ride of the Pony Express , written by au...