As I look back at my publishing career, my biggest regret is that I never had a book party. When that first book came out, there was no fanf...

This weekend I was invited to visit the lovely Portland, Maine for the Lunch Box series, a monthly event that brings authors and illustrato...

Back in the comment section of my post on "What Makes Me so Qualified to Edit Children's Books?" , Anna reminded me of this qu...

Once I wrote what was supposed to be a picture book on LIGHT AND COLOR. Until its research, I’d always vaguely assumed that objects just “...

One of the best things about shopping for books in a small, independent children’s book store owned by a former children’s librarian is the ...

Widespread panic in Boston! I'm sure you all know the story by now. Some questions-- 1) After removing... um... say signage number 2 or ...

Susan Patron for The Higher Power of Lucky: After the called she described the day as “surreal.” "I think my first thought was that it ...

As you all may have noticed, I made a little video about how not to draw an alien. I did it to see if I could. I’d just gotten a video camer...

If you review picturebooks, let me know if you'd like an F&G (the picturebook equivalent to an advance reading copy) of LISSY'S ...

Awards are great, but does it make a great book? Who knows? But I do know there's lots of wonderful books out there naked, without stick...

Last week when I went down to check the mail I got goosebumps. There was a little package from Illinois, from a farm I contacted in the cour...

I've just returned from the Kindling Words retreat in beautiful, snowy Vermont. This was my fourth consecutive year attending, and I h...

From our guest blogger, SaraOC who works at a book packager: "Packaged books" seem to stir up controversy whenever they are mentio...

#1 and Gracious I met John Grisham yesterday. It happened while I was in Charlottesville for a school visit, (This is me, Libby, at Anna’s ...

Up here in Massachusetts, we haven’t had much in the way of winter weather this winter…that is, until recently. As I begin writing this Poet...

ooookay, now I've gone too far. Instead of getting any work done tonight I decided to make a little video from some footage I had (when ...

ALSC has announced its list of Notable Children’s Books for 2007 . ALIENS ARE COMING! written & illustrated by Meghan McCarthy and THE Y...

Last year, I was asked to write a blurb for the upcoming book Kimchi and Calamari, by Rose Kent (which is a really nice book, by the way). ...

I'm always jealous of people with tag lines... not sure why. One of my favorite editorial illustrators, Gary Baseman (www.garybaseman.co...

Tune in on Sunday, 1/28 for our very first guest blogger, SaraOC, who will be posting about the mysterious book packaging business.