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Oct 22, 2012
1 min

Re-reading Susan Cooper’s “Over Sea, Under Stone” in Cornwall

This past summer, my family and I headed out for a vacation in Cornwall. I loved it there, and actually felt I’d already been since I’d...

Sep 5, 2012
1 min

Mommy Read it Again: Egg Drop by Mini Grey

Egg Drop by Mini Grey This is a kooky picture book about a little egg who wants to fly, but unfortunately, as you know, eggs can’t. The...

Aug 31, 2012
1 min

YA Book Review: Scars by Cheryl Rainfield

Scars by Cheryl Rainfield is an incredibly powerful story about self-harm, rape, abuse, and homophobia written in a completely authentic...

Aug 3, 2012
1 min

Read it Again, Mommy: Good Night William (a UK find)

We spent a week last month in Cornwall, and maybe someday I’ll feel like blogging about our amazing trip. But for now, I thought I’d...

Jul 30, 2012
2 min

A Typical Naptime with the Terrific Terror, aged Two-and-a-Half

Terrific Terror, aged two and a half (T.T.): Only 2 books today, Mommy! Me: Are you sure? We have time to read at least 5. T.T.: No....

Jun 25, 2012
1 min

Twitter/Blog Break!

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...

Jun 4, 2012
1 min

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

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...

May 29, 2012
1 min

Highlights from my trip to San Francisco

I finally got photo uploads working! Here’s a long overdue blog post about my trip to San Francisco this past March. My husband had to go...

May 11, 2012
1 min

Duck Sock Hop Giveaway Winner and Another Favorite Duck Book

The winner is: Brianna! (I’ve emailed her already) Last week, after the NESCBWI conference, I was on a bit of a Jane Yolen kick. I love...

May 2, 2012
1 min

Duck Sock Hop Author Guest Post with Giveaway next week!

I am excited to announce that Monkey Poop will be hosting Jane Kohuth (author of the fabulously fun-to-read Ducks Go Vroom) next week and...

Apr 30, 2012
1 min

Mommy Read it Again: Good Night, Baby Ruby

This week there was one clear winner among the seven books we checked out from the library. Good Night, Baby Ruby by Rohan Henry Rohan...

Apr 16, 2012
1 min

Guest Posts over at Redwood’s Medical Edge

Some of my medical blog posts are up online over at Redwood’s Medical Edge. This website is a great resource for fiction writers looking...

Mar 12, 2012
1 min

Book Review: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Through the story, Taylor struggles to unravel the secrets about her family and about the strange dreams she’s been having. She’s helped...

Feb 27, 2012
1 min

My e-reading stats for 2011

I bought a Kindle in 2009 and since then I’ve been keeping track of my reading statistics on Goodreads. My previous year’s stats are in...

Feb 6, 2012
1 min

Happy Four Year Blogiversary, Monkey Poop!

No, this isn't a picture of me and my daughter. Yay! It’s been 4 fun years of Monkey Poop and incredibly eloquent blog posts by yours...

Dec 28, 2011
1 min

Where are the TV blog posts?

Someone asked me why I’m not blogging much about TV lately and the reasons are 1) I don’t watch as much TV anymore now that I have a baby...

Dec 9, 2011
2 min

The Subjectivity of a “Favorites” List

Last week my writing group was discussing our group’s book-of-the-month, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart. We were going around,...

Dec 6, 2011
1 min

My Favorite Books of 2011

Out of all the kid’s books I read this year, these are my favorites. I attempted to order them by author and by reading level (YA,...

Oct 28, 2011
1 min

Agent News and a Silly Goose

First things first, I have news on the writing front: I have an agent! I’m now being represented by the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. Very...

Jul 25, 2011
1 min

SCBWI “Letter of Merit”

I won a writing award! Okay–to be more accurate, I received a “Letter of Merit” (sort of like honorable mention) from the Society for...