Ellen Leventhal

17 May Tag, You're It! An Author-Illustrator Blog Hop!

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These last few months have been incredibly busy for me. But as my mother used to say, “Busy is good.” And yes, they have been good. Aside from my normal hectic schedule, as I mentioned in my last post, RhyPiBoMo (Rhyming Picture Book Month), has...

20 Apr I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends

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It was the mid-sixties. The Cold War was raging, and the country was still reeling from the assassination of JFK. Lots going on, but my friends and I really had only one thing on our minds: Which Beatle did we love the most? ...

31 Mar Author Interview: Monica Shaughnessy

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It's been said that writing is a solitary endeavor. Certainly it can be, but often the literary process puts you in contact with some pretty incredible people. I'm lucky to have met author, Monica Shaughnessy on my road to publication. Monica has just published her...

09 Mar I Need Time

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Fear of failure has loomed over me for as long as I can remember. I know I am not alone in this. This post is for everyone out there who is a little afraid. It is a cliché to say things like failure is better...

23 Feb Books That Teach, But Never Preach

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As both a reader and a writer of kids’ books, I marvel at the evolution of the genre. Kiddie Lit, as it was called in my college days, has come a long way. The edgy books have gotten edgier, and some of the funny books...

21 Dec Women Helping Women….The Write Stuff

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Looking for some good books written by amazing authors? Try these websites. Unique, fun, and brilliant are some words to describe the women behind them. You will find works for both kids and adults. www.monicashaughnessy.com www.mandybroughton.com www.artemisgreenleaf.com kcmaguire.com Leah Eichler, Contributing Writer, Femmo-O-Nomics, writes of a conversation with an...

05 Nov Resistance, An Unwanted Companion

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As I read reviews of kids’ books online, or see them in bookstores, often my first thought is “I could have written that! And done a better job!” My second thought, of course, is “Well, why didn’t you?” This brings me to a word with...

15 Sep Bullying…Are We Overreacting?

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I was recently talking to a man about our book, Bully in the Barnyard, and he told me that he believed the whole "bullying stuff" is being overdone. I wasn't sure what he meant, so I asked him to explain. With some bravado, he told...

07 Sep The Times They Are A Changing!

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British philosopher, Alan Watts said, “The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” Hmm…..Alan Watts never met me.Sure, these are words to live by, but how many of us find this easy? As...