Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Here we are at Café du Monde in New Orleans, where the powdered sugar on the beignets is about as close as we’ll get to snow this year. We hope your new year is equally sweet.
Singing Waters, A Selection of Haiku, Senryu, and Haibun
Jumpin' Jitters - The Official Single Release Coming on October 22!
I am all jittery over the official release of my “Jumpin’ Jitters” single from my upcoming Halloween album for children by the same title. The song will be released on all streaming and music platforms on and around Friday, October 22! Not only that, but this marks the official album cover reveal which I illustrated with craft foam. I love working with foam because it creates vivid, soft illustrations.
I hope you and the children enjoy this energetic, non-spooky, and interactive song before and during Halloween, sure to help them jump, wiggle, and rattle their bones.
Early Childhood Music Sale!
Pop In - A New Program for a Quick School Visit!
Ask and receive! Over the course of my 33-year career, countless educators have asked that I just POP IN to their classrooms or libraries to read a book and sing a song for their students. Now, you can receive just that, a POP IN! I am jumping with excitement over this new easy-peasy program whereby I virtually visit your classroom, library or venue via Zoom in a quick 15 minute POP IN. During the visit, I read one book and sing one song followed by a Q&A. Educators can request the book and song to be performed in advance of the visit. Like popcorn (my favorite snack), this POP IN is irresistible! Click on the Book Now button to schedule this visit.
Quick Facts:
*15-minute virtual Zoom classroom visit
*One song and one book performed followed by a quick Q&A
*Request for the song and book performed in advance
Louisiana Book Festival Returns!
Book lovers rejoice! I am tickled to announce that the Louisiana Book Festival will take place on October 30, 2021 at the State Library of Louisiana in downtown Baton Rouge, and I will be a featured author with two of my books, Bonfires on the Levee, A Louisiana Christmas Tradition and my upcoming board book Five Little Possums! The book festival is among my favorite festivals in Louisiana, and believe me, we have a ton of festivals! From more information about all of the events and signings that will take place, visit www.louisianabookfestival.org .
