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Naomi Kinsman lives the creative process #titletalk #kidlit

Naomi Kinsman lives the creative process #titletalk #kidlit

Mar 10, 2016

Naomi Kinsman weaves her life around the creative process. Not only plumbing the depths of...

Nicola Davies’ environmental books lay it all on the page

Nicola Davies’ environmental books lay it all on the page

Feb 23, 2016

Nicola Davies enjoys solitude. “Almost all my positive memories are solitary…And almost always in nature.”...

Where do authors get their ideas? The zoo! @chrischengaus #3rdchat  #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Where do authors get their ideas? The zoo! @chrischengaus #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Dec 20, 2013

When Christopher Cheng enters a room, the first thing one notices is his long braid....

Where do authors get their ideas? Humor drives Jeff Mack #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Where do authors get their ideas? Humor drives Jeff Mack #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Dec 18, 2013

In second grade Jeff Mack says his teacher “enthusiastically supported” his writing and art projects....

Where do authors get their ideas? Author-illustrator mines nature and art #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Where do authors get their ideas? Author-illustrator mines nature and art #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Dec 16, 2013

Author-illustrator Mary Ann Fraser has published more than sixty fiction and nonfiction picture books and...

Where do authors get their ideas? Christopher medalist studies human spirit #2ndchat #3rdchat #4thchat #literacy

Where do authors get their ideas? Christopher medalist studies human spirit #2ndchat #3rdchat #4thchat #literacy

Dec 13, 2013

  In May 2013, Jo Kittinger traveled to New York City to receive a Christopher...

Where do authors get their ideas? Childhood memories fuel @KellyMilnerH #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Where do authors get their ideas? Childhood memories fuel @KellyMilnerH #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Dec 9, 2013

Award-winning nonfiction author Kelly Milner Halls uses memories from her childhood to write books for...

#Kidlit author taps sense of wonder in her #writing #literacy #elemed #edchat

#Kidlit author taps sense of wonder in her #writing #literacy #elemed #edchat

Jun 6, 2013

  Alice McGinty’s sense of wonder is her secret to writing picture books that appeal...

@dannasmith8 strives for an interactive component in her stories #literacy #kidlit #elemed #preschool

@dannasmith8 strives for an interactive component in her stories #literacy #kidlit #elemed #preschool

Jun 4, 2013

Danna Smith attributes her love of words to her grandparents. Her grandmother wrote poetry and...

Patricia MacLachlan uses her connection to history to #write #literacy #elemed #edchat

Patricia MacLachlan uses her connection to history to #write #literacy #elemed #edchat

May 30, 2013

  When Patricia MacLachlan was a young girl, she remembers one special walk on the...

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