March 1, 2022, SoFloPoJo is hosting a flash reading at 7 PM Eastern. Over 20 authors are slated to read. I’ll be reading Grapes, a microfiction published last year. Register to attend by clicking the image below.
Reading Event
Virtual event on Thursday—details below:
Deals With Little Readers
Thanks to Ben Dickinson for publishing this parenting article in International School Parent about influencing my children’s reading tastes. Literacy and children’s literature are my areas of academic study, and I love to share ideas in articles like this.
Ilanot Review TOXIC issue launch
The Ilanot Review is doing a virtual launch for their TOXIC issue, featuring contributor readings . I’ve got a reading of “Ornamental Scarves” up, and several other contributors are there, too. Thank you to Marcela Sulak, Managing Editor, Karen Marron, Production Editor, and Rachel Twersky for #IlanotReviewToxicLaunch.
Reading Rocks in Rockford
Reading Rocks in Rockford is an annual festival of reading, complete with a drum line, a parade of local students dressed up as their favourite book characters, and a bunch of authors. Look at all of us!
The skies were gray, but the rain held off until noon. We authors from SCBWI-Michigan were having such a good time, we didn’t want to leave. But then the thunder rolled, and the radar suggested severe storms coming, so we ended up packing up in a rush and leaving a little early. Thank you, Rockford Rotary, Rockford Community Schools, and Krause Memorial Library for a well-organized and fun event!
Reading in the Snow
Happy March! I just finished reading via video call with a first grade class in Lorena, Texas who were celebrating Dr. Seuss and reading. This past week, they read 205 books! Wow! They read books under tables, with hats on, to a pet, and more. When we talked about the snow in Michigan, they challenged me to read in the snow, and I took them up on that challenge. The proof:
I’ve always lived in a snowy climate, but reading in the snow was a first-time experience. Brrr. I don’t recommend it! But I do recommend reading almost anywhere else.