Ed Spicer, fantastic first grade teacher and blogger at spicyreads.org, was kind enough to include me in a author interview video! Ed attended a reading conference with Matt Faulkner, Ruth McNally Barshaw and me this summer on Mackinac Island. Here we talk about using books in the classroom to teach writing, how to engage visual learners, and my first picture book.

Next week I’ll be giving seminars in South Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Please keep your fingers crossed for smooth traveling. I’m bringing hot new books to chase away the winter chills!