Happy Poetry Friday and happy nearly- HALLOWEEN! Today we have THREE rather bloody poems and a lesson plan / Writing Workout! Let’s star...

Ever since I was a girl, I've dreamed of living in a house with its own library. You know-- the kind of room wealthy people in movies ...

 In case you're wondering, the Katie John books... Katie John, Depend on Katie John and Katie John and Heathcliff are all out of print. ...

     From the time I taught myself to read, I have been an obsessive reader. My mother used to joke that the first time she saw me without ...

JoAnn is unable to post today as planned, so we will continue our series in celebration of the National Day on Writing next week. Meanwhi...

Write? Right! And, especially today, October 20, our National Day on Writing as declared by the National Conference of Teachers of English ...

Today was the third day of our cold, rainy long weekend here in Maryland. Desperate to entertain our restless preschoolers, my husband and I...

Happy Poetry Friday!   Today's poem and writing exercise are below. Today begins our series of posts to commemorate National Day ...

We received many original and fun submissions for our latest giveaway contest in celebration of TeachingAuthor Esther Hershenhorn's S i...