25 ALBUMS: MY LIFE IN MUSIC
Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in Bystander, Fun Clips, Greatest Hits, Music | No Comments »On Facebook, it's popular for people to make lists of the 25 albums that "affected them profoundly." As a music lover, I figured such a list was for me, but found it an impossible and wholly unsatisfying task. Yet I ...
Jigsaw Jones Cover: Part 7, DONE!
Friday, March 13th, 2009 Posted in Jigsaw Jones, the writing process | 2 Comments »Our journey from concept to completion is done. Time for a Gatorade and a box of jelly donuts. (No, not really.) Below, please find the FINAL cover for Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Secret Skeleton (Scholastic, Fall, 2009). Some links ...
School Visits
Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Posted in School Visits | 6 Comments »Come Spring, school visit season begins in earnest, and my schedule becomes sprinkled with weekly visits to both far- and near-flung locales. I'm grateful for the work and the opportunity to promote my books, meet with students and teachers, and ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #34
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »Can you believe we're up to #34 already? And still, nothing from my Mom. What's up with that? Meanwhile: Boo-ya, David's in da house! Hello James, My name is David. I am 10 years old and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Jigsaw Jones ...
Calvin & Hobbes & Self-Taught Artists
Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, Family, the writing process | 1 Comment »Unconfirmed info states that the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip below, by the great Bill Watterson, was produced more than 15 years ago. It still resonates today, a little bit, don't you think? (Click on the strip to see it ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #33: Friday Edition
Friday, March 6th, 2009 Posted in Fan Mail | No Comments »Holy mackerel, Andy! I think I've got one! Hold my soda pop while I reel this sucker in . . . Dear James, I am a second grader in an elementary school in San Diego. I like your Jigsaw Jones books very ...
Top 100 Picture Books of All Time
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »The spectacular Betsy Bird over at Fuse #8 needs your help. She's conducting a poll to determine -- for once and for all, so we can finally put this debate behind us and get back to the real work of ...
A Few Links, etc.
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Along Came Spider, Mighty Casey, School Visits | 3 Comments »Been away on a school visit to Bailey Elementary in Dublin, Ohio, with Karen and Bill of Literate Lives. Since they've already threatened to blog about it, I'll refrain from much comment. Especially as I'm a little fuzzy in the ...
Reviews for Mighty Casey
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 Posted in Mighty Casey, School Visits | 1 Comment »I've got a plane to catch today, hoping to meet up with Bill and Karen at Literate Lives for a two-day school visit. I'm really looking forward to it. When my kids were younger, I really didn't want to leave ...