Patiently Waiting...

 

The #50PreciousWords Contest was created in 2012 by the amazing Vivian Kirkfield. You can read more about her dream at Vivian Kirkfield-Writer for Children.

I submitted an exactly 50-word story the beginning of March for the 2024 contest. There were so many wonderful stories. Crossing fingers and waiting with bated breath!

I Applied!

Cross your fingers, folks! I applied for a picture book mentorship and am hoping to be fortunate enough to be in the running as a mentee. Time will tell! Thank you, Ebony and Kailei, for creating and offering this amazing opportunity.

World Read Aloud Day

 

Today is World Read Aloud Day. A day in which we celebrate literacy and the power of reading aloud. Think back to the favorite books you read your child/children when young, or those read to you when young. Do you get a warm, fuzzy feeling? I do! As a children's book author, I am surrounded by picture books and read oodles of them, but the ones I often read my kids when they were young will always have special meaning and a true sense of heart.

Sharing stories and reading aloud builds literacy skills, celebrates the parent-child/caregiver-child relationship, and improves imagination letting readers and listeners get lost in new worlds and places to explore. What a wonderful thing!

To whom and where can you read aloud to someone today?

Storystorm 2024 Complete

 

38 new ideas in 31 days, 39 if you count a new twist on an older idea. Thank you, Tara Lazar, for the month of inspiration and motivation!

StoryStorm 2024

 

Excited to kick off the new year with a month full of inspiration and motivation. Thank you, Tara Lazar, for helping me start off the new year in good fashion. 30 ideas in 31days!