Let's go shopping

My husband was shopping for shoes online the other day and came across these.

Who wouldn't want duct taped shoes for $1965?

And to go with those shoes, how about these nice jeans for $858?


And then you can toss in a T-shirt for $329.


Add a nice skull and crossbones scarf for $1425.

There ya go! Shopping done!

Quote of the Day

George Burns said:

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible.

Take out the word "sermon" and insert "children's book."

There ya go...

ALA Annual Conference

Here's the schedule of author signings for ALA. (I'll be signing at FSG Booth #2816 Sunday, June 27, 11-12)

Go, Mark!

My good friend, fellow writer, and fellow Zadette, Mark Peter Hughes has some awesome news: Lemonade Mouth as a Disney television movie!!!

Another first

Ruby met her first turtle yesterday.

Not a very good playmate.

My fantasy writing retreat

From Pete Nelson's New Treehouses of the World

And one more talented student

Here's another fantastic book trailer created by a student from Killam Elementary in Reading, MA.

This one is Anna's:

More book trailers!

And more from the students at Killam Elementary in Reading, MA.

Aren't they talented?


Moran's trailer:



Cami's trailer:

Book trailers!

Some talented students from Killam Elementary School, in Reading, Massachusetts, made these amazing trailers for How to Steal a Dog:

Cat's trailer:

Jamie's trailer:

Krista's trailer:






....continued tomorrow!

Big Apple

I'm headed to New York City for a few days for my son's college graduation.

Wasn't he just in kindergarten?

Pickle problem

(I know I shouldn't admit this.)

My husband bought the jar on the right when we went to Maine to visit my son for his 21st birthday. He will be 23 in July.

The middle jar expired in June 2009.

The jar on the left expired in April 2008.

I have a pickle problem.

Exercising your brain

Working out and reading at the same time....how cool is that?

To my hubby

Happy Birthday, Willy!

xoxoxoxo

A horse is a horse, of course, of course

Ruby and I encountered a horse yesterday on our walk.

Ruby had never seen a horse before.

She wanted to play!

I love kids

From a student:

Thank you for coming to our school. It was fun having you here. I like your thinking. Next year I am going to be like you.


I love kids.