I've been smitten with BORN BAD for some time, now. The cover screamed "Pick me up!" And what I found on the interior whispered, "Take me home." I did. Doesn't that look like an evil wolf? A big bad wolf? A wolf on the wrong side of the law? But it turns out that: Wolfie … Continue reading Born Bad – Perfect Picture Book Friday
In 2015, I sat in a darkened auditorium in a hotel in Los Angeles, wanting to throw up. I had word poisoning. What was the source? The messenger's message. In that dark room, Shannon Hale, a keynote speaker at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference, was turning the spotlight on gender bias. … Continue reading Who Are You? Gender Bias – #KidLitWomen
Jilanne Hoffmann 