Well, Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book is out in the world and it has been my pleasure over this first week of its release to host a book launch party (complete with home craft project) on Wauwatosa Public Library’s Children’s Department’s Facebook page and do a reading/book talk/Q&A with Mystery To Me Bookstore via Crowdcast. …
I’m excited (but also a little sad) to announce that today the third and final installment of Those Dreadful Fairy Books, Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book, is now available in stores and from online retailers and anywhere else you can get books! When I wrote A Dreadful Fairy Book four and a half years ago, …
…until Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book, the third and final (maybe?) of Those Dreadful Fairy Books will be in stores, popping up in mail boxes, and on library shelves! To tide you over, enjoy these awesome illustration from the book by my partner-in-crime, Adam Horsepool.
We have a final cover for Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book, the final book of Those Dreadful Fairy Book. Check it out: Based on Yankee Doodle, 1775 by A.M. Willard
A month or two ago, a Language Arts teacher asked me and some other writers to record our answers to the question “What do you love about reading and writing?” for his students. Below is mine. If there are any other teachers or librarians out there interested in having me record something like this or …
For National Tell a Story Day a little bit ago, my publisher, Amberjack/Chicago Review Press, asked me if I would be willing to record a reading from Another Dreadful Fairy Book, and I immediately agreed. So if you have ever wondered what I sound like, what my living room looks like, or how bad my hair …
One of the most common questions I’ve gotten at school visits, book talks, and readings has been, “What advice do you have for young writers?” I’ve never been fully satisfied with the answers I’ve given, but now I think I’ve got it: “Be like Ada and Cynthia.” Back in January of 2019 (which feels like …
Hey everyone, Well, while the family and I have been on spring break this year (woo… sigh…), I’ve been hard at work putting together a study guide with project options for Another Dreadful Fairy Book, and I’m happy to report that it’s done! Just go to the “Teaching Materials” section of this website and you can …
This time it’s not just the study guide and projects that are free–this time, you don’t even have to pay for the story! In my continuing efforts to help out my fellow homebound parents & teachers, I’ve decided to post “Somebody’s Favorite Knight,” a middle grade comedy/fantasy short story that originally appeared in the 2017 …
Hey everybody, First I hope you and all in your family are well and taking measures to remain so. As we teachers and parents all hunker down and try to come up with meaningful learning activities for our kids, I thought I’d let all of you know that I’ve personally created a complete study guide, …
