Meanwhile the Christian publishers can’t be bothered to even publish many children’s books, let alone give them away free. Maybe some of the reason we’ve lost so much ground in this country is that our missionaries aren’t as zealous as the world’s.
Second Story Press Celebrates Gay Marriage in California With Their Classic Picture Book [...]

Have you all seen who is going to be at ACFW this year? I’m sure they’ll be adding many editors to the list. Meanwhile I’m floored at the number of agents lined up. Yikes! I’ve never seen so many agents in one place before.
And what does this tell us? That Christian writers are hot. [...]

If any of you happen to be in a pediatrician’s office this month, be sure to check out the Highlights magazine.

The best thing was that my mom and dad (86 and 89) were in the car when I got my copies and they were so impressed with me. They think I’m quite clever. [...]

A short video on Tara Publishing, the Indian company with the artsy books. It is so encouraging to see small companies gaining recognition for quality work.

Anyone out there in the Southern Breeze region? They just announced on the loop that their annual contest is open for the month of June only. You have to be a member of the Souther Breeze region to enter. (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida Panhandle.) If you live in this region and you’re not a member, [...]

I’m swamped with the launch of a new Children’s Blog Tour Site.
It’s been great fun setting it up–time consuming as it has been.
And I’m so excited that we have Alan Gratz onboard. And Jeanne DuPrau. We also have some great blogger/reviewers signing on to the tour. I’m really having fun with it. The thing [...]

You want to go to one of the coolest web sites around? I have two words for you: Leven Thumps. Not only is Leven Thumps a cool character (at home in his books with several other cool characters) he has a cool website.
I went a couple of days ago and spent an hour collecting [...]

Sorry, for the delay.
Why do I think mothers should read Shelley Adina’s book, it’s all about us, with their daughters? Because if you have a teenaged daughter, she’s thinking about sex.
She is.
Unless she’s deaf, dumb, and blind, she knows what sex is and she’s thought quite a bit about it.
OK maybe not [...]