It's almost Halloween. To build the spooky atmosphere -- and also to encourage creative writing -- I'm offering these nine read-alouds, spooky stories written by students aged 11-17, all featured on my Cabin Tales podcast last October. They range from silly fun to gory terror, ideal for this time of year. First is the shortest… Continue reading Halloween Student Stories
It has been a long time coming! My new picture book, When the Squirrels Stole my Sister, illustrated by Sean Cassidy, will be published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside this fall. Just in time to stock up on nuts. Love squirrels? Check out all the info and activities below and on my Squirrel book page. There's… Continue reading My Latest Picture Book
It's the final Cabin Tales interview! With Frieda Wishinsky, award-winning author of more than 70 books for young readers, both fiction and non-fiction. Hear about her aversion to horror, her fondness for chronological order, and the similarities she finds in writing and gardening. 20 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-578691335/author-interview-with-frieda-wishinsky?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-FriedaWishinsky-TranscriptDownload Show Notes [0:00] Intro… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #29: Frieda Wishinsky
An interview with Karen Bass, award-winning author of 8 young adult novels including Graffiti Knight, The Hill, and Blood Donor. Hear about her favourite fictional monster, her preference for third-person point of view, and her memory of growing up on a farm telling herself stories. 25 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-578691335/author-interview-with-karen-bass?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-KarenBass-TranscriptDownload Show Notes… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #28: Karen Bass
An interview with Chris Jones, illustrator of 25+ picture books and leveled readers plus multiple magazine features, and author-illustrator of graphic novels and comics for all ages. Hear about his love of wild settings, his resistance to the bound pages of a sketchbook, and his method of creating narrative tension by putting his characters through… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #27: Chris Jones
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