El dÃa de los niños/El dÃa de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)
In 1996 author Pat Mora began a crusade to share what she calls "bookjoy" to children of all ages, ethnicity, and socioeconomic...
Book Review: If I Weren't With You
If I Weren't With You is a heartwarming tale of motherly love by Rosie J. Pova. If I Weren't With You Tackling the all too terrifying...
Diversity in Kid Lit
This is a blog post I wrote for my SCBWI North Texas chapter last year. This is an important topic and relevant to what is happening in...
The Wake-up Warrior
The inspiration for this story comes from my son, who hates waking up for school. Every morning our cat helps me coax him out of bed. One...
Leprechauns Love Green
I love writing contests! This contest comes from author Vivian Kirkfield. The challenge was to write a story using only 50 words. Here is...
A Heart for Frankenstein
I love me some holiday stories! Thanks Susanna Hill for the motivation in writing a 214 word Valentine themed story for your Valentiny...
Kit Lit Resources
New Year's Resolution. Look you're still reading, thanks! I figured I would loose a few of you with that first statement. No one really...
The Newspaper Boy - short story
​Enjoy some spooky Halloween fun with my spine chilling short story. THE NEWSPAPER BOY Thaddeus stepped from his dark hiding place. “Cool...
5 Tips To Get Your Kids Excited About Summer Reading
Summer fun is almost upon us and I am so excited for my kids to be out of school for a while; mainly because I need a break from the 6am...