For me the turn of the year tends to be a time of retrospection rather than looking ahead. I like to look back and survey where I've come and what I've learned. But this year I am also anticipating the arrival of a new book--and soon! The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff… Continue reading Cecilia Payne: Coming on January 27th
Risa Hugo is a Canadian/Japanese illustrator with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She spent most of her childhood living between Canada and Japan. Risa currently lives on a small farm located in Southern interior of BC with her husband and three sons. I am absolutely delighted that Risa… Continue reading A Conversation with Risa Hugo
My first Christmas picture book is coming, and I am as excited as…well…a kid at Christmas! The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t was inspired by my memories of the ice storm of 2013. The story has slowly been taking shape since then and I am thrilled that it has found a home with Beaming Books. Editor… Continue reading Coming Soon: The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t
Every so often, a book enters your life at precisely the right time. For me, one such book was The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel and Amanda Hall. I had been in Grand Rapids for a meeting and during some free time found my way to Eerdmans for some book shopping. This… Continue reading Cover Reveal: The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne
When I was little I was scared of the dark. I imaged creatures lurking in my closet or under the bed. I hated descending alone to the shadowy basement with its oil burning furnace that sometimes whooshed to life unexpectedly with a fiery gasp and made me jump. Whenever I came home late from my… Continue reading Who Needs the Dark? Coming Soon!
One of the little joys of life is a cover reveal, and I have waited a long time for this one. I am absolutely delighted to introduce my upcoming book, Wind, Stop Blowing! The origins of this story go back almost twenty years to an autumn afternoon in a local park. My son (then a… Continue reading Wind, Stop Blowing!
Cover Reveal! In 2016 Paraclete Press published Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter. Although it was intended to be a stand-alone book and not part of a series, it seemed to strike a chord with readers, leading me to try my hand a similar book for Advent. Look! A Child's Guide to… Continue reading Rise: A Child’s Guide to Eastertide
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