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In the Children's Literature Network's Bookscope, I look back at how Little Klein came about. I've made some lucky mistakes in my day, and this is the story of one of them. 

Novel and Nouveau is Barbara Watson's excellent blog about writing and reading middle grade lit. She generously reviewed The Luck of the Buttons recently, and asked me to write a guest post about process as well. 

Bruce Black, author of Writing Yoga, interviewed me about process on his wonderful blog wordswimmer. Thanks, Bruce!

To celebrate The Luck of the Buttons release, there was a pie party on Amy Alessio's excellent Vintage Cookbooks and Crafts blog! Read and bake here: Memory PieIt's All About the CrustPie Worthy, and Launch Day Pie. Then try Amy's excellent pie craft

Children's Literature Network interviewer Tom Owens asks me, What's right with children's literature today? Libraries, that's what!

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Mar252011

"The process is the fun part." Eric Carle

Each of my books has come about because of a happy accident, the result of playing around with ideas or pictures or words or or or…and while it is exciting to hold in my hand the finished book, it is a little bit like paging through a photo album after a great trip. I’ve explored new places, met new people and am eager to share my story with others. At the same time, I can’t wait to go on another adventure.

In this video Eric Carle tells how playing around with a hole punch and colored paper led to his classic picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. “The process is the fun part,” he says. I agree.

 

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Let's keep that process fun! Love the interview!

March 26, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterLauren

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