Welcome! If you’re new to me or new to Tales for the Mighty Writer start here! What: Tales for the Mighty Writer offers information about books that will enrich children’s lives. Who: This blog is for teachers, librarians, homeschooling parents, after school program leaders, and authors and anyone else who is looking for a good book...Read More
A Note to the Reader I am so excited to welcome Betsy Ellor to the blog to talk about her new book, My Dog is NOT a Scientist. Her book and life philosophy embraces messy and mistakes–two of my favorite things. Enjoy! Teaching My Dog Is NOT A Scientist Tell us about your...Read More
A Note to the Reader A few years ago, I took a class with Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell, founders of Pomelo Books. It reignited my love for poetry. I spent hours listing words, moving them around, putting together poems. My daily walks got more interesting–I noticed details about flowers and trees I used to...Read More
A Note to The Reader Happy Poetry Month! I love poetry. When I started my Dream Keepers Writing Workshop, I found that poetry was the perfect way to connect with students. We met once a week at the library. We didn’t meet frequently enough to sustain reading long novels. Even short stories took up most...Read More
A Note to the Reader I am delighted to welcome Marie Boyd to the blog to talk about her inspirational and educational picture book, Just a Worm. She’s provided us with many ways to take this book into the classroom or library story time–and use it to help children learn. Enjoy! Teaching Just a...Read More
A Note to the Reader I am delighted to welcome Morissa Rubin to the blog on World Read Aloud Day to talk about her amazing new picture book, Dot, Dot, Polka, Dot! Read on to learn how you can use it in your classroom. Teaching Dot, Dot, Polka Dot Tell us about...Read More
A Note to the Reader Just in time for the holidays, I am delighted to welcome Maxine Rose Schur to talk about her new book The Peddler’s Gift. Teaching The Peddler’s Gift Tell us about your book. What do you hope your young readers will take away from your book? The Peddler’s Gift is...Read More
A Note to Readers I am delighted to welcome Stephanie Wildman back to the blog to talk about her new book, Treasure Hunt. Stephanie appeared on my blog a year ago to talk about teaching her book, Brave in the Water: Teaching Brave in the Water. This delightful book will capture your children’s imaginations! It’s...Read More
Tomorrow we celebrate National Day on Writing! Are you planning on writing tomorrow? I am! To honor the day and to honor writers, I’m sharing three of my favorite quotes on writing. First a quote from one of my favorite poets, Audre Lorde. Remember: Poetry is NOT a luxury. Next, some words from...Read More
A Note to Readers I’m delighted to welcome Tom Durwood to the blog to talk about his new book, Ruby Pi and the Geometry Girls. It’s full of fun stories designed to get young people interested in math! Read on to learn more! Teaching Ruby Pi and the Geometry Girls Tell us about your...Read More
