A few days I ago I heard this really interesting interview on npr with Seth Lerer, the author of "Children's Literature: A Reader...

That's right, after a long vacation, Fireside Chat is back. I don't know what will be in it. It's not like it's going to be ...

So, what is on your desk this week? Anna : Today, I have nothing on my desk! I handed in the art for Abigail Spells on Tuesday, then came ho...

I write most easily when I don't have anything else to do -- when I can focus completely on a novel or story. So for the last several ye...

On Monday, my husband and I returned from a trip to New Mexico. We flew out to the Southwest for the wedding of a relative. My husband and I...

. Oy. I've been working for two days on this one. Yesterday I watched lots of TV and made the rocket. Today I've been putting the we...

So, many weeks behind schedule, my bathroom is finished. During the entire process, I began to understand how editors feel when illustrators...

Perhaps I have too much time on my hands, I don't know. I really don't have time on my hands, but I've felt compelled. The first...

Ah yes, I have another project in the making. I've been documenting street art. There's some really cool stuff out there! Stay tuned...

Tell us about something you've read; a novel you've picked up, a picture book from your childhood, or any other writing that sticks ...

I've added my new paintings to my new paintings page. They look a lot better than the versions I posted here, which were kind of off col...

So instead of working diligently on the illustrations for my new novel, I am in Upstate NY making pink princess cupcakes: for my niece's...

I work at Barnes & Noble as a cashier. A few weeks ago a new cashier started—he promptly walked up to me and said “So I hear you do chil...

More things that have been on my mind lately, in addition to preparations for my trip to CA for ALA and a vacation afterwards, are the vari...

We're keeping this one as open-ended as possible. So--what's been on your mind this week? MEGHAN:  I finally finished this painting....

I never used to know (maybe still don't!) when to show drafts to other people. I tend to go through a lot of drafts. As I rewrite, I kin...

My husband and I will be heading to New Mexico next Tuesday for a wedding. We decided to spend several days out there so we could do some si...

There are more times than I like to admit that I look at my past work with twinges of regret. While flaws due to talent, or rather lack of, ...

The art for my book Abigail Spells (see paintings from it here and here ) is due two weeks from today, so I am feverishly going back over m...

Our Focus meeting for our Spring 2009 list is this afternoon. I've touched briefly on this before, but I thought I'd take this oppor...