New York Times Bestseller Lists

The following post is a Petition to Add Children’s Nonfiction Lists to the NYT Bestseller Lists. February 14, 2022 “As part of the #KidsLoveNonfiction campaign, Mary Ann Cappiello, Professor of Language and Literacy at Lesley University and Xenia Hadjioannou, Associate Professor of Language and Literacy Education at the Harrisburg campus of Penn State University, sent

Lovebird Lou

Written by Tammi Sauer; illustrated by Stephanie Laberis Sterling Children’s Books, 2022 Happy Valentine’s Day from a loveable character named Lou! Let’s celebrate Valentines Day with Lou! You are sure to fall in love with Lou like I did. After all, he’s sweet and funny. Everyone loves and adores Lou. This 32 page picture book,

The Craft of Writing—The Element of Revising

The step of revising is critical to writing. It can be daunting but it doesn’t have to be. “Revising is part of writing. Few writers are so expert that they can produce what they are after on the first try. Quite often you will discover, on examining the completed work, that there are serious flaws in