Author Archives: madelynruth@yahoo.com

Navin Johnson Day

Posted on March 15, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Breaking my radio silence because today is Navin Johnson Day here: Amazon and Barnes and Noble have officially listed both Happy Birthday, Tree and The Schmutzy Family in their catalogs. In other words: I’m somebody! No images yet, so I … Continue reading →

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Ambassadors

Posted on January 11, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Walter Dean Myers, whom Jon Scieszka called a cross between “Darth Vader and Pat the Bunny,” was inducted yesterday as the new ambassador of children’s literature. The event was held in the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building. (That’s the … Continue reading →

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Holidaze

Posted on December 28, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

In our family, we give each of the eight nights of Hanukkah a different theme. There’s Giving Night and Sock Night (a remnant from my childhood and still not the kids’ favorite, even though I found socks with clone troopers … Continue reading →

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Pictures to generate 1000 words

Posted on November 27, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Well, hopefully more than 1,000. I’m in the final stages of revisions on my middle-grade novel, so I took a trip to Charleston, W.Va., over Thanksgiving to walk around my setting a bit more as I enter what I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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PiBoIdMo

Posted on October 31, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

One of my favorite blog challenges last year was the one on Tara Lazar’s site for Picture Book Idea Month. Thirty days, thirty ideas. I just looked at my list from last year and two that had seemed ridiculous at … Continue reading →

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