Children's Books
I hope everyone is doing well. This week’s blog is my entry for kidlit contest, ‘FALL WRITING FRENZY’. So fun! I hope you like it. I really enjoyed writing this piece. Thank you to the contest hosts and all the …
Wow. Where did August go? My time was spent with my girls and my husband, as well as writing new children’s books. One is a slightly more serious-toned picture book, written in honour of my dad. I think he would …
This week has been a challenging one. The high points have been listening and learning from many accomplished writers and industry professionals in an SCBWI virtual conference. I will share what I’ve learned this week, including a few little nuggets …
My daughter is an intelligent, thoughtful and kind person. During her childhood people would say, “Oh, you’re shy. Why are you so shy?” Although they were well-meaning, I jumped in to defend her. I thought it was important because the …
It started with a simple question. A few years ago I was searching for an activity to get my body moving and a dear friend asked, why don’t you try yoga? I listened, and it changed my life. I love …
I was raised by Italian immigrants in a small neighborhood in Toronto. My childhood was filled with love, meatballs, drawing, fresh bread, accordion music, lasagna and as many books from my library that I could carry in my little arms. …