As I may have mentioned, I am getting very excited about the release of Starry River of the Sky ! I'm so excited ...

Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day ? is one of my favorite books so I thought I would take it out to read to th...

I'm just wondering: for all of you authors out there... how much back and forth do you guys do over little text things or big text thi...

Awhile ago, when she was just starting the book that became Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Grace posted about Faulkner's six -- the ...

As some of you know, I've been on a small Scottish island for the last four months and for the last four weeks, staying with a family...

Alvina got married! Don't they look beautiful? Which is one of the reasons it's been so quiet around here recent...

I'm moving yet another thing to blogger. This is going to be the children's art blog:  http://kidsartcreations.blogspot.c...

I've started up my Fireside Chat again, but this time I've moved it to Blogger. This is so I can write on the couch and w...

Come join Grace and myself in L.A.! We will be reading and signing our books, doing a drawing demonstration, and answering any questions...

As you've probably noticed, posting has been quite sparse this summer. We want you to know that we have not forgotten you and rem...

More sketch to final paintings for Starry River of the Sky : small sketch final painting--sketch on side to show s...

Yesterday, I wrote a post for Jonathan Turley’s blog about the banning of Amy Timberlake’s book The Dirty Cowboy fr...

I've never been to BEA, though I've always wanted to. I really wish I had gone this year because  Alvina spoke abou...

I've been MIA again lately--and I apologize, but my posting will be sporadic until August, most likely. Two weeks ago...