Recently a student asked me a series of “How many…” questions about Caminar and I thought it might be fun to compile a blog post where I list some of the numbers.
So here we go—Caminar by the numbers:
Number of pages: 200
Number of poems: 160
Number … Read More
We have a winner!
Last month I announced a little contest to give away a free copy of the audio version of Caminar. The lucky winner is: Jessica Lee. Jessica, congratulations! I’ll be in touch to get your mailing address.
Thanks for entering, everybody! If you didn’t … Read More
I’m excited to be visiting several classrooms this fall to talk about Caminar. If you’re a teacher, interested in an author visit, you can email me at info@skilabrown.com for more information. Wondering what kinds of talks I like to do?
Here’s what I’ve done for other schools:
• Meet … Read More
There are still a few more days to enter the giveaway for your own audio copy of Caminar. See my post here for all the official details.
If you live in the U.S., and would like to enter, send an email to mail@skilabrown.com by October 3rd and tell me … Read More
Readers! The audio book version of Caminar is now available! I’m so excited about this – especially because the story is read by the incredibly talented Christian Barillas. Candlewick is offering up a sample of the audio here. Go have a listen.
You can buy your … Read More
For classrooms using Caminar, I’ve been posting a few interview round-ups. Here’s another installment:
Check out an interview with the Book Cellar here. Snippet question:
… Read MoreThey are always coming out with new editions of board games. If your book could be a special edition of any board game,
The Call Me Ishmael project is such a neat idea. Have you seen it? If not, go take a peak.… Read More
Stay tuned for another interview round-up next Tuesday.
Today I wanted to pause a moment to discuss the round-up of essays over at The New York Times about the topic of political issues in children’s literature. Take a moment to see what other people have to say about it by … Read More
For classrooms using Caminar, I’ll be posting a few interview round-ups over the next few Tuesdays.
Author Linda Phillips interviewed me here. (She has a lovely verse novel out later this year that really blew me away when I read it.) Snippet question:
… Read MoreWhen do you write
For classrooms using Caminar, I’ll be posting a few interview round-ups over the next few Tuesdays.
The Big Blue Marble Bookstore interviewed me here. We discussed spirit animals and why Carlos was an only child. Snippet question:
… Read MoreI really like the “animal spirit” theme in the book and