children's literature

Changing One’s Mind

“If you want to change your mind and stop doing something you don’t want to do anymore, it’s simple, you just close your eyes and tell your brain, ‘Okay, stop doing that. And that’s it. It’s easy.” I looked at Gentry. The small wonder of a five-year-old boy who has more sense than most adultsContinue reading “Changing One’s Mind”

Finding a Literary Treasure like Kate DiCamillo

Authors I’ve been writing since I was 12 years old. I often read my stories to my friends in class, and they’d be bummed when I got to the end of the chapter. It gave me the encouragement and inspiration to write the next one. I’ve always loved writing and sharing my inside world withContinue reading “Finding a Literary Treasure like Kate DiCamillo”