Noblemania

Today a Borders in Connecticut kindly hosted me as part of Educator Appreciation Week. I had written it down on my calendar as Educator Awar...

I n posts on the Golden Age of Picture Book Biography , the importance of teaching about lesser-known figures , and the one discouraging res...

Lots of click-throughs to this blog result from straightforward searches including "Boys of Steel" and "picture book biograph...

Today my environment was sunny and rainy at the same time. The sun part: I was a first-time participant in a vibrant, longstanding book fest...

People who scribble in books usually fall into one of two categories: authors or toddlers. This tale is about a lesser-known third category—...

Today was my first school visit of the 2009-2010 academic year, aptly coinciding with the first day of fall. But first, my GPS had some fun ...

As a writer, I’ve found Wikipedia to be invaluable in research, despite some editorial backlash and if used in a certain way. Reasons 1 thro...

As a writer, I am on Wikipedia daily. If an article is properly cited, it can be as—if not more—useful than many books. At times, I trust it...

The New York Public Library children's section, under the sure stewardship of Betsy Bird, hosts a regular program called the Children...

ComiXology kindly interviewed me about Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman , and asked some meaty questions. Here's the original li...

Picture books for older readers are like Bigfoot. Although lots of people have caught a glimpse of them, so many still don't believe in ...

I made my shortest trip yet to Cleveland—about five hours on Ohio soil—to deliver my first keynote address. It was for a lovely luncheon spo...

Interesting Nonfiction for Kids (I.N.K.) kindly posted a piece on my book Quick Nonfiction Writing Activities That Really Work! (I am compel...

This series could've been a lot longer. I could've shared a story from nearly every school I’ve been to (in some cases, after lookin...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Dork in High...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “The First Ti...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Underdogs Ov...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Texas Board...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “My First Alm...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “More Than Pr...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Why He Won”...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Eleven in Tw...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. "Theme S...

One of the greatest privileges in writing for young people is interacting with young people. I began speaking at schools in 2001 through a N...

Picture books for older readers do exist: Well, some in publishing aren't questioning that picture books for older readers exist—rather ...