tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach WritingCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-55016502535809621842024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:002024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00And thank you, Carmela, most of all! BobbiAnd thank you, Carmela, most of all! BobbiBobbi Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175232103842324895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-55890513922163927882024-03-17T12:29:36.397-05:002024-03-17T12:29:36.397-05:00Thank you, Teresa and Yvonne, for all of your wisd...Thank you, Teresa and Yvonne, for all of your wisdom through the years! You inspire me!Bobbi Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175232103842324895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-3464003757090415882024-03-17T12:25:25.822-05:002024-03-17T12:25:25.822-05:00Hi April, books are not as good as chocolate, howe...Hi April, books are not as good as chocolate, however! Bobbi Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175232103842324895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-67870743898422362932024-03-17T12:21:01.461-05:002024-03-17T12:21:01.461-05:00Hi Linda, and thank you for your kind words. Bwa h...Hi Linda, and thank you for your kind words. Bwa ha ha EXACTLY! BobbiBobbi Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175232103842324895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-49039221930257349862024-03-17T08:17:28.680-05:002024-03-17T08:17:28.680-05:00Thanks for sharing this, and congrats on your SFD!...Thanks for sharing this, and congrats on your SFD! Hooray!Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-37665730621134274102024-03-17T08:15:10.770-05:002024-03-17T08:15:10.770-05:00What an uplifting and motivating post. Thank you s...What an uplifting and motivating post. Thank you so much! Good spellers? Good with GRAMMAR? Bwa ha ha ha ha ha.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-32785196923158081642024-03-16T09:30:20.459-05:002024-03-16T09:30:20.459-05:00I, too, look forward to your cricket story, Bobbi!...I, too, look forward to your cricket story, Bobbi! Thanks for sharing your wisdom!Teresa Robesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-84995643888764684622024-03-16T00:58:17.522-05:002024-03-16T00:58:17.522-05:00I love how you give each of us the gift of finding...I love how you give each of us the gift of finding our own way, Bobbi. (PS: it sounds like you eat books for breakfast!)April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-79262777011538459452024-03-15T13:40:39.335-05:002024-03-15T13:40:39.335-05:00Congrats on your SFD, Bobbi! And thanks for sharin...Congrats on your SFD, Bobbi! And thanks for sharing your process. I look forward to learning more about your cricket-inspired WIP.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-77230451790628281742024-03-02T12:11:39.773-06:002024-03-02T12:11:39.773-06:00Amen and amen! I'm observing older students in...Amen and amen! I'm observing older students in a middle school show how much they still need play (without electronics). Sand, making valentines, blocks are all popular with these kids who would really like us to see them as mini-adults. I love the idea of writing from maker stations!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-64340958884975231462024-02-28T09:46:59.562-06:002024-02-28T09:46:59.562-06:00I'm late in reading your comment, April.
THANK...I'm late in reading your comment, April.<br />THANK YOU for your Kind Words!<br />We're a Mutual Admiration Society!Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-85165090643595608132024-02-18T00:07:07.148-06:002024-02-18T00:07:07.148-06:00PS: Love those graphics as much as I love you free...PS: Love those graphics as much as I love you free- verse poem of a post!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-79686205954412082742024-02-18T00:05:42.778-06:002024-02-18T00:05:42.778-06:00Yes, Esther, your whole post is a poem to Light, b...Yes, Esther, your whole post is a poem to Light, bringing it to "the ever-hopeful children's book world..." We're the ones privileged to carry light into dark places.April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-26333122295608978352024-02-18T00:00:20.884-06:002024-02-18T00:00:20.884-06:00It gives me hope that wonderful writers like you k...It gives me hope that wonderful writers like you keep on keeping on, Mary Ann.🕊️April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-76988077949092842932024-02-17T15:41:37.566-06:002024-02-17T15:41:37.566-06:00Hope is a running theme throughout my upcoming nov...Hope is a running theme throughout my upcoming novel. Good post & I love that you included the Bible verse!Tina Chohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808651865125809841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-65339423473349710562024-02-17T14:30:09.777-06:002024-02-17T14:30:09.777-06:00Ha! I have struggled with cranky in these turbulen...Ha! I have struggled with cranky in these turbulent times...I get the whole pessimist thing. And, Hope does have a sense of humor. She really knows how to get my friends (and yours it seems) to show up in funny ways when I need it the most. Great post.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-4169045291883629852024-02-16T15:26:08.777-06:002024-02-16T15:26:08.777-06:00Thanks so much for sharing your HOPE with us, MA!Thanks so much for sharing your HOPE with us, MA!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-87162080799432679982024-02-03T12:51:06.941-06:002024-02-03T12:51:06.941-06:00Thanks, Carmela and Linda, for taking the time to ...Thanks, Carmela and Linda, for taking the time to share your wishes and thoughts.<br />A light-filled year is just what the Dr. ordered, Carmela!<br />And, I love that image, Linda, of "curb of darkness"...<br />Thank Goodness we reside in the ever-hopeful Children's Book World!Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-13754474496205762652024-02-03T06:32:03.467-06:002024-02-03T06:32:03.467-06:00I love this post! I too have been caught at the cu...I love this post! I too have been caught at the curb of darkness, not willing to step out into the street. I just don't want to move forward until things are as I like them. But, really, if I turn around there are so many lights of people, places, and experiences that buoy me. Thank you for the beautiful way you wrote this. Let there be light!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57934994846581753172024-02-02T10:06:35.211-06:002024-02-02T10:06:35.211-06:00I love that our words are so similar, Esther. Perh...I love that our words are so similar, Esther. Perhaps your wonderful optimism is rubbing off on me! Here's to a LIGHT-filled year for us both! <3Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-50201116900644842922024-01-27T12:32:36.219-06:002024-01-27T12:32:36.219-06:00Thanks for so many Concrete Steps to take to feel ...Thanks for so many Concrete Steps to take to feel - lighter - this year, Carmela!<br />You'll soon see that Great Minds Think Alike when I post - my - word on Friday. :)<br />Your Fan EstherEsther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-36969116897447627112024-01-24T15:31:25.561-06:002024-01-24T15:31:25.561-06:00Susan T, I bet your first and second-graders love ...Susan T, I bet your first and second-graders love ANIMALS IN PANTS!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-66701908656408116092024-01-23T14:52:08.331-06:002024-01-23T14:52:08.331-06:00"Lighter" is a great word for the year. ..."Lighter" is a great word for the year. Thank you for sharing those book titles. I read to first and second graders, and these sound just right. Plus, I want the anthology of nature poems for myself!Susan T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18089222122168879532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57907045882720028802024-01-22T16:42:38.420-06:002024-01-22T16:42:38.420-06:00How fun, April. I look forward to seeing you in Th...How fun, April. I look forward to seeing you in Think Poetry!<br />Thanks again for hosting Poetry Friday, Robyn. You did a TERRIFIC job.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-6114282629844476162024-01-22T15:07:10.197-06:002024-01-22T15:07:10.197-06:00Congrats on the new published poems, Carmela! And...Congrats on the new published poems, Carmela! And thanks for bringing the LIGHT(ER) this week and this year. Much needed! :0)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.com