Although this is not a book for kids, it’s a fun book. And some of the stuff you can share with your students or children from elementary school up to high school (and college, of course). Even just the title is fun: Okay, so is it Eats, Shoots, and Leaves? (Three actions. . .) or [...]

I am pleased to introduce to you two books for tween (young YA) readers that will appeal to boys (and girls, too!) and that are on a subject we don’t see very often–prehistoric adventure. I am also happy to let you know I have TWO books to giveaway to TWO lucky winners who leave a [...]

My writing group gave my baby-to-be a great gift–a library full of their favorite picture and board books. I am thrilled–it is such a generous gift and great idea. Two of the books that I received were Little Golden Books, which of course brought back fond memories of my own Little Golden Books. I used [...]

If any of you have started a blog for your children’s books, your classroom, your homeschool, or your mommy world, then you may be interested in the following REPRINTED interview on blogging and blogging tips I did with WOW! Women On Writing. It appeared on their blog, The Muffin, in July. I am teaching a [...]

For those of you who are parents and writers or teachers and writers, here’s a contest run by some great folks at the Missouri Writers’ Guild. There’s still plenty of time to enter and win! MISSOURI WRITERS’ GUILD – FLASH FICTION CONTEST 1. Flash Fiction – Get to the point in 500 words or less. [...]

My good cyber-buddy, Clara Gillow Clark, has an amazing opportunity on her blog today from author/illustrator Lindsay Barrett George. And some of us bloggers are working together to get the word out. Lindsay is offering a FREE school visit to anywhere as long as the school can pay her travel expenses! To check out details [...]

You never know what you’re going to get on a Wacky Wednesday here at Read These Books and Use Them. Today, I need your help! I love the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (love her Gregor series, too). I even had it marked on my calendar when Mockingjay was coming out, but then. . [...]

In September, I’ll be teaching a course through WOW! Women On Writing about writing children’s short stories, articles, and fillers. I am re-posting an interview below with Angela, WOW!’s executive editor, that appeared on their blog, The Muffin, at the beginning of this year. I hope that it helps any of you who have thought [...]

I teach a class through WOW! Women On Writing about social networking for writers–but it could actually be for any small business owner or blogger. As I said last Wednesday, I know many of you, who read my blog to get ideas for the classroom, library, and home school, are also writers and bloggers. Here’s [...]

photo by RBerteig www.flickr.com I’m currently teaching an online class for WOW! Women On Writing, “Blogging 101 and More,” and one of the things we just got finished talking about was a regular blogging schedule. (BTW, if you are interested in learning more about blogging or getting your blog up to speed, I am offering [...]