September 2013 Art auction to benefit The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Highly-Acclaimed illustrators donate original picture book art to 2013 Carle Honors.

Holly and I spent a week out of the last two summers at the Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers WIFYR (rhymes with Swiffer) conference held in beautiful Sandy, UT. We recommend this conference and give it 6 starts out of 5. However, Holly will not be attending...

Princess April Morning-Glory by Letitia Fairbanks is full of beautiful hand calligraphy and watercolor illustrations. It’s like an illuminated manuscript resurrected from the Hollywood vaults. It is clear to see why it remained unprintable for so many years- especially since the original is produced on hand made paper with silver and gold leaf!

Donovan Curtis is a magnet for trouble. He can't seem to avoid it no matter where he goes. So when he destroys his middle school gym, he needs a place to hide. When some paperwork gets mixed up in the disaster, Donovan gets the best hideout handed to him on a silver...

Penelope is a recent discovery for me- she can be your newest discovery too! I've read books 1 & 2 in this brand new series that promises lots of fun and adventure. Penelope's spunky and annoying and downright adorable. She has parts to her that all of us can...

J. Scott Savage, author of the Far World Series is coming to do a book signing in Boise and Meridian! What? You’ve never been to a book signing? Book signings are so fun people! You want to know how I know Mr. Savage is cool? Okay, I’ll tell you: He’s teaching a class at WIFYR this summer. You know, that amazing writer’s conference Cari and I keep telling you guys about every summer? Well, they only let cool authors come there. That’s how I know.

This isn't a book review. It's a question. I'd like to know what you do when you have too many books? Or, does your world match the poster in my kid's room by David Shannon which says Never Enough Books? I enjoyed this article today on Houzz and thought I would share...

A perfect gift for Valentine’s Day or any occasion, Time for a Hug is a gift that keeps on giving every time you open it’s pages and share it with your little loved one. Time for a Hug will make every day special!