Monthly Archives: June 2012

Twitter/Blog Break!

Posted on 06/25/2012 by amitha

I’m taking a break from twitter and my blog for much needed writing and recharging time. This means, I won’t be updating the BosKidLit calendar for a while. I’ll be back next month sometime!

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Mommy Read It Again: Two Picture Books with Gorgeous Illustrations

Posted on 06/18/2012 by amitha

Just wanted to highlight two recent favorites from our library trips. Both of these are visually stunning for completely different reasons.   The Little Red Fish by Taeunn Yoo I thought the fantastic intricate sepia toned drawings (with splashes of … Continue reading →

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Going Beyond Fan Fic – Making Your Favorite Characters Your Own

Posted on 06/08/2012 by amitha

“Where do you get your ideas?” This is one of the questions that authors dread because it comes up so frequently, pretty much every time they take questions at signings or other events. I went to an event with Jane Yolen once … Continue reading →

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In which I blog yet again about the PEN Award Ceremony, only this time with photos

Posted on 06/04/2012 by amitha

As many of you already know (because you heard me enthusing about it a million times online), I was one of two recipients this year of PEN-New England’s Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award. Basically, this is an award … Continue reading →

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