by Phil | Jul 7, 2015 | Ideas
Every summer Kate Messner hosts her impressive Teachers Write, a free virtual summer writing camp for teachers and librarians. The summer camp kicked off yesterday, but it’s not too late to join. If you’re looking for a no-pressure, fun way to jump start...
by Phil | Jun 27, 2015 | Equality, Ideas, Memories, Social
It is so ordered. Friday June 26th, 2015 will forever be one of those circle the calendar days. One aspect I’ll never forget is the outpouring of love on social media from the kidlit community. It touched me deeply. So here is a sampling — a most...
by Phil | Jun 23, 2015 | Ideas
Hey All… So this week, I’m launching my new look website. It’s got a ton of new features, and I’m hoping (really hoping) it’s going to make maintaining my site, blogging, and linking to social media a whole lot easier. I wasn’t the...
by Phil | Jun 4, 2015 | Memories
(The following blog post originally appeared on March 4 on The Nerdy Book Club site) This one time, for read aloud, we read Kathi Appelt’s Kissing Tennessee. Everyone did individual projects. Then we turned the classroom into the Stardust Dance. This other time, for...
by Phil | Apr 24, 2015 | Tips
Do I have any writing tips? Absolutely. Some of them, I’m sure you’ve heard before. Still, if you follow some or all of the suggestions on this page, I’m pretty certain you’ll see a difference in your writing: Read Read. You have to read. You...
