Category Archives: kidlit

Kerfuffle

Posted on April 22, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

So this whole Daniel Pinkwater/New York State test thing had our family talking this weekend, though the conversation hasn’t been just about the test. “What the heck,” my kids wanted to know “was Daniel Pinkwater doing writing about a hare … Continue reading →

Posted in family, kidlit | 2 Comments

Cover

Posted on April 19, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I thought I’d go ahead and post the cover of Happy Birthday, Tree, illustrated by the fabulous Jana Christy. I love her work, especially her springtime art and her punk rock paper dolls. And I want pretty much every outfit I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in art, kidlit, Mission Possible | 3 Comments

Ambassadors

Posted on January 11, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Walter Dean Myers, whom Jon Scieszka called a cross between “Darth Vader and Pat the Bunny,” was inducted yesterday as the new ambassador of children’s literature. The event was held in the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building. (That’s the … Continue reading →

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Pictures to generate 1000 words

Posted on November 27, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Well, hopefully more than 1,000. I’m in the final stages of revisions on my middle-grade novel, so I took a trip to Charleston, W.Va., over Thanksgiving to walk around my setting a bit more as I enter what I’m hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in kidlit, researching, writing | 4 Comments

Bigger than a Breadbox

Posted on September 21, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

There are many different types of bravery, and one type is imbued in the pages of Laurel Snyder’s Bigger than a Breadbox, set to be released on Sept. 27th. It’s a story about magic, primarily, but interwoven in that magic … Continue reading →

Posted in author interview, divorce, kidlit, world domination, writing | 6 Comments