The To Be Continued Book

What’s a book you never finished but still think about? I was thrifted shopping at my favorite local spot about 7 years ago. My belly was stretched to an enormous size and I walked with a slight waddle. I casually walked through the tight isles recalling other times I have visited. Different seasons ran throughContinue reading “The To Be Continued Book”

The Quiet Heart of Storytime: Why the Words We Choose Matter

When the noise of the day finally settles and the house grows still, storytime becomes so much more than just a transition to sleep. It’s the moment where the world shrinks down to just you, your child, and the quiet truth of the words you share together. In those stillness-filled minutes, kids listen with theirContinue reading “The Quiet Heart of Storytime: Why the Words We Choose Matter”

The Art of Storytelling

Together We Make a Difference Meet the Team In the world of professional writing, I have grown to realize that no word is ever just a placeholder. Each one carries a specific weight and a lasting influence. This is especially true in the realm of children’s literature, where the stories we share do more thanContinue reading “The Art of Storytelling”

Let’s Go on An Adventure

Hop on the imagination station and go for a ride! Where to today, I can’t decide. Should we fly high in the sky and talk to a cloud? Or do you think that would be allowed? Should we go down below earth’s surface?Or would that make you nervous? Should we watch a plant photosynthesis,or haveContinue reading “Let’s Go on An Adventure”

The beloved author’s dilemma

Days of confusion are here for a bent child savoring everyone’s sunlight while seldom stepping into the limelight, to become her own protagonist. The only one we live and die with seems to be off in a faraway land, while the child inside her body longs for days without bewildering talks and snags along theContinue reading “The beloved author’s dilemma”