Category: First Stories

It’s been a few months since I had the pleasure of hosting a fellow Kidlit writer on the First Stories blog! A few months filled with lots of fun book events surrounding the release of Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites, which is available in many bookstores across the country as well as…

The school year is off to a start for most of the U.S., bringing with it teachers and librarians and parents who are looking for fresh and fun books to recommend to their children. I’ve been looking forward to the release of my very first picture book, Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites…

Welcome back to another installment of First Stories! School is starting or will be starting soon in many states across the country and in lots of places around the world. With the start of school comes the feel of a new, fresh start and a change in seasons, even though the weather won’t change much…

Hello, dear readers, and a happy summer to all of you. I hope that each of you has had a relaxing and enjoyable (and perhaps even delicious – watermelon, fried okra, potato salad) start to the longer, lazier days that we enjoy at this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. I’m celebrating because TOMORROW…

Welcome back, dear reader, to a spring edition of First Stories. The dogwoods are in bloom and every tree is leafing out – don’t you love that phrase? – which is the perfect time to welcome the author of THREE new picture books to talk about the story that inspired him to “spring” into writing…