During the winter, I Iove wearing pajamas and curling up in a blanket with pillows, snacks, and books. I remember learning about hibernation when I was in elementary school, and it sounded wonderful. Take a long winter nap and emerge in the Spring. Sign me up! I worked on the text for Hibernation Station (Simon & Schuster) on a snowy day. Here are three things I learned: 1. Rejection letters can be helpful. In the year before I wrote Hibernation Station, I wrote a collection

It has been 15 years since my first picture book was published, and this year I’m doing a series of blog posts about things I’ve learned on my writing journey. The Way the Storm Stops will always have a special place in my heart because I wrote it after rocking my son to sleep during a thunderstorm when he was about 2 years old. Here are 3 things I learned: 1. It takes a team to make a picture book. Some writers are uncomfortable with the idea of losing control of their words