What if a clown went bowling?
29 Sunday May 2011
Posted Doodles & Drawings
in29 Sunday May 2011
Posted Doodles & Drawings
in27 Friday May 2011
Posted Shark vs. Train
inA Fox affiliate in Kansas City gave a nice shout-out to Shark vs. Train and Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.
21 Saturday May 2011
Posted Uncategorized
in21 Saturday May 2011
The New York Times features my latest, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site in a review of bedtime books for boys. Thanks to author Sherri Duskey Rinker, for her brilliant idea, and Chronicle Books, for being wonderful collaborators.
15 Sunday May 2011
Posted Shameless self-promotion
in13 Friday May 2011
Posted Cloudette
inWhen it comes to working on stories I do some of my best thinking when I’m part of an audience, especially if the show is less than scintillating. It could be a play, a music event or church; there’s something about being in an audience that’s conducive to the creative process. Someone who knows more about creativity can figure it out, I just know it works gangbusters for me and I’ve heard other writers say the same.
Here’s an example. Apparently, the play wasn’t completely holding my attention, so I worked out an idea for Cloudette, where she finds a little space to watch the sunset. The scene eventually changed to watching fireworks, then made it into the book. My favorite part is the little note from my niece who was with us (see arrow). Halfway through the last act, she wrote her suggestion for an after-show activity on my program — “DQ?”
Click here for for more backstory about Cloudette.
09 Monday May 2011
Posted Appearances
in09 Monday May 2011
Posted Appearances
inEveryone from the principal to the custodian wore matching t-shirts for our author event at Kildeer school on May 2nd. Here’s a link to see more photos. Thanks to Amy Krouse Rosenthal for the t-shirt concept, and to Michelle Schumer for putting the day together!