This Book Has Been Tested by Children
When the first of the final versions of Julie and Wooly was ready (and there must have been four or five of them), I decided not to tuck it away in a drawer and hide…
Words as if They Were Daggers
There are times when words can feel just like daggers. They create a wound that is deep and hard. Although they don’t leave visible wounds, someplace deep inside they keep bleeding. Some remain unhealed and…
License for Composure
My name is Mother. Composed Mother. Special Agent “00 Don’t Get Angry” with a License for Composure. Cornflakes crunching on the floor, juice poured for the fifth time in a row, difficult negotiations, threats, arguments,…
Go Out Through the Window!
Most of the time we leave through the front door. We press down on the handle or turn the knob, open the door, and walk across the doorstep. It’s a simple pattern for leaving the…
Don’t Read This Book Before Bedtime!
Nope, it’s not scary, it’s interactive—it engages you to play detective together and complete some tasks, so it’s best to read when your child is fully awake and active. The Child is Becoming a Detective…
A Preschooler Can Do It!
Detective books are stories with a riddle to solve or a mystery to uncover. They require focus, logical thinking, and the ability to deduce and associate uncovered facts with each other. It would seem that…
Hi, it’s Julie’s Mom here!
You may be wondering where I got the idea to write and publish a children’s book. I would like to say that there was a day when I was standing at the stove blending creamed…
This Book Has Been Tested by Children
When the first of the final versions of Julie and Wooly was ready (and there must have been four or five of them), I decided not to tuck it away in a drawer and hide…
Fictional Childbirth: The Birth of Julie
Julie was not born in a hospital. There were no contractions, no pushing, and no C-section. Julie was born simply in my head. In the beginning, she was a small cluster of images and single…