Max

Yep. That's a pumpkin. The kids' dining hall at school had a pumpkin decorating contest and a couple of brilliant moms and I got together and entered this guy for my 1st graders class. Sam my just-throw-somethin'-at-me-and-watch-me-go husband built the boat. Max is currently positioned a top the milk cooler in the dining hall (better known as "where the wild things are"). I'm normally not fond of mentioning pumpkins and fuzz in the same sentence but this is an exception. Sendak never ceases to inspire....

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New contest....http://kidlit.com/kidlit-contest/

Had to share. Good, good times. I can't recall what grade I was in but you gotta know it all still rings true today. Except the part about my grandparents. They're long gone. Oh, and the parrot thing....that's a little cooky. No offense parrot lovers.

Let me think....

I thought I wasn't a big fan of surprises. Then I thought again. The trees you see above inspired me. They don't REALLY belong in my part of Texas, but they're hiding out here anyway. Surprise! That's my kind of surprise. It's right up there with winning the lottery, fresh bread, and "A's" in geometry (never happened). No fake blood, no screaming, creepy characters, and not an EPT stick in sight. Could it be that some day, SOME day (may I be so bold as to hope for a heck of a lot sooner than later?), there may be hoards of readers wonderfully surprised by all that I have authored? Bring on the surprise!

Join me

October 8th is the date -
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Spread the word!

Oops

So I'm late but I'll add two and do a little renaming to make up the difference....

SEVEN SERIOUSLY STINKY THINGS NO ONE EVER LOOKS FORWARD TO:

1. loss
2. disease - mind, body or spirit
3. ABC Gum under tables
4. Poop
5. Bedtime without books
6. Sonic soda - no ice
7. Morning breath

Yeeeessss!

Just as I was set to register for a picture book writing workshop online, I found one to do locally. Pretty cool. Anastasia Suen will offer her insight and guidance to me and nineteen other aspiring PB authors over the course of the first weekend in November. It should be good, good, good stuff....But, I have to confess it's probably entirely possible that I'd commit to a whole host of things if, by chance, they included the word "workshop" in their detailed description. The word "workshop" just works way better than the term class or course. It conjures up images of elves and other quirky creatures and I kinda consider myself a quirky creature. Share away should you have any tips!