I was asked by Today's Parent Magazine (for whom I have reviewed/profiled children's books since 2001) to present on their behalf at Word on the Street this coming Sunday (September 27/09). I'll be sharing with listeners "5 Things That WON'T Help You Get Your Children's Book Published . . . and 3 That Just Might!". I'll be speaking in the Canadian Magazines Tent from 11:15 a.m. -11:45 a.m. As a published author myself, w

It is said that reading to children is the single most important investment parents can make in their children’s academic future. There is immense satisfaction in giving a book to a child which changes his or her life in some (even small) way. When a writer connects with us, or opens a door we never knew existed, the surprise can be so great that it leaves us with a new way of seeing and feeling.