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https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/writers-and-illustrators-and-dinosaurs_16.html GregLSBlog: Writers and Illustrators and Dinosaurs: Elizabeth Law All right, this one features neither a writer nor a dinosaur, but a children's literature professional and a prehistoric mammal. But the ph... writers illustrators dinosaurs elizabeth law https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/ GregLSBlog Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/ninjas-sighting.html GregLSBlog: NINJAS sighting Thanks to Booklinks magazine for the nice commentary: Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo (and Tofu and T.Rex ) are mentioned in the current is... ninjas sighting https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/copy-editing-great-american-novel.html GregLSBlog: Copy-editing the great American novel... No, not me. This lady . Of particular note is this line: "The Great American Novel's editor will expect no less of me [than my full powe... copy editing the great american novel https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/04/pinned.html GregLSBlog: PINNED Pinned, by Alfred C. Martino (Harcourt, 2005). Martino's first novel, Pinned, offers the story of two wrestlers, Ivan Korske and Bobby Zan... pinned https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/mostly-monsterly.html GregLSBlog: MOSTLY MONSTERLY mostly https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/ GregLSBlog: 2005 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/whale-port.html GregLSBlog: WHALE PORT WHALE PORT, by Mark Foster, Ill. by Gerald Foster, Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books (2007). Ages 10+. In this 64-page picture book, ... whale port https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/silly-goosewlt-etc.html GregLSBlog: Silly goose...WLT, etc. Last weekend was the Writers League of Texas annual agents and editors conference, held at the Hyatt Regency on Lady Bird (Town) Lake in do... silly goose wlt etc https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/speaking-of-dirty-words.html GregLSBlog: Speaking of dirty words... (This is a great segue if you've read my last post). By now, everyone is familiar with this tempest in a teapot . It got me thinking. My W... speaking of dirty words https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/awesome-austin-writers-workshop.html GregLSBlog: Awesome Austin Writers' Workshop So. It's eight o'clock at night and the house feels oddly quiet. (For one thing, Cynthia is asleep :-)). For the past three days, the pla... awesome austin writers workshop https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-dino-day-special-illustration-by-cs.html GregLSBlog: A Dino a Day Special: Illustration by C.S. Jennings I am delighted to present this awesome illustration by author/illustrator C.S. ("Christopher") Jennings ! Cyn and I had the pleasure of me... dino day special illustration jennings https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/cheesie-mack-is-not-genius-or-anything.html?showComment=1312610562862 GregLSBlog: CHEESIE MACK IS NOT A GENIUS OR ANYTHING CHEESIE MACK IS NOT A GENIUS OR ANYTHING, by Steve Cotler ( Random House 2011)(ages 8-12). Eleven-year-old Ronald "Cheesie" Mack is on th... not a mack genius anything https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/suitcase-theres-no-suitcase-here.html?showComment=1177535160000 GregLSBlog: Suitcase? There's no suitcase here... Above are Sebastian (l) and Blizzard (r) as they try to hide our suitcase...and thereby prevent us from leaving again...(or maybe they're tr... suitcase https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/super-bowl-sunday-and-i-dont-care.html GregLSBlog: Super Bowl Sunday and I don't care... New England and Philadelphia. Feh. Don't have a dog in that fight, as they say. Had an odd moment yesterday ("I grow old, I grow old...... super bowl sunday and i don t care https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/watch-that-ends-night.html GregLSBlog: THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT, by Allan Wolf ( Candlewick Press 2011)(ages 12+), tells the story of the Titanic 's fateful voyage, from th... the watch ends night https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/random-readings.html GregLSBlog: Random Readings... Some of these are duplicates to ones Cyn has already blogged about , but I thought I'd give my own two cents: D.L. Garfinkle's Storky: How ... random readings https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/ahh-air-travel.html?showComment=1276298281197 GregLSBlog: Ahh, air travel... Cyn and I just got back from Orlando, Florida, where she spoke on Marketing with Greg Pincus and Ed Masessa at the Florida SCBWI Mid-Year W... ahh air travel https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/whininess-is-kiss-of-death.html?showComment=1306103830934 GregLSBlog: Whininess is the kiss of death. In his essay "Go Big or Go Home," reprinted in A FAMILY OF READERS: THE BOOK LOVER'S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE (Candle... the kiss death https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/comic-con-austin-recap.html GregLSBlog: Comic Con Austin recap A few months ago, Cyn received an invitation for a complimentary table at Artists' Alley at Austin Comic Con . This past weekend, Cyn and I... comic con austin recap https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/mangia-chicago-stuffed-pizza.html GregLSBlog: Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza DAY 1 OF THE PIZZA-A-DAY PLAN: Mangia Pizza (2400 Lake Austin Blvd., and other locations) was founded in 1988 (which is a good thing, becau... mangia chicago stuffed pizza https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/ GregLSBlog: September 2008 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith september https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-dino-day-strikes-back-chronal-engine_8.html GregLSBlog: A Dino a Day Strikes Back: A CHRONAL ENGINE Celebration! Day One Welcome to Day 1 of A Dino a Day Strikes Back , celebrating the paperback release of CHRONAL ENGINE , and the new editions of NINJAS, PIR... dino day strikes back engine celebration https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/good-news-launches-and-congrats.html?showComment=1173793920000 GregLSBlog: Good news, launches, and congrats! Austin author Varian Johnson just celebrated his 30th birthday and was recently accepted into the Vermont College MFA in Writing for Childr... good news launches congrats https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/star-trek-motion-picture.html?showComment=1242521100000 GregLSBlog: Star Trek: The Motion Picture In which I self-indulgently comment on Star Trek movies in preparation for seeing the new one: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Ten ye... star trek the motion picture https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2006/04/ GregLSBlog: April 2006 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith april https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/greglsblog-favorites-of-2010.html?showComment=1292442490469 GregLSBlog: GREGLSBLOG Favorites of 2010 This post is to highlight some of the 2010 books I've read, particularly enjoyed, and blogged in 2010. Caveats: (1) It is not intended to be... favorites https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/ GregLSBlog: November 2012 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith november https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/winnies-war.html GregLSBlog: WINNIE'S WAR WINNIE'S WAR, by Jenny Moss (Walker 2009)(ages10-14). In her debut novel, Moss delivers a poignant story of living in a time of and, throu... winnie war https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/ GregLSBlog: October 2006 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith october https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/daemon-hall-by-andrew-nance.html GregLSBlog: DAEMON HALL, by Andrew Nance DAEMON HALL, by Andrew Nance (Henry Holt, 2007)(ages 10+). Best-selling horror writer Ian Tremblin is holding a short story writing contes... by andrew daemon hall nance https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/am-i-only-one-who-does-this.html?showComment=1242230640000 GregLSBlog: Am I the only one who does this? The first thing I do when I pick up a book is to look at the copyright date (or date of original publication). This tells me, in addition t... the only one https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/it-aint-browsing-unless-there-are.html?showComment=1265836569255 GregLSBlog: It ain't browsing unless there are shelves... Back when I was a kid in Chicago, I would go into the flagship Kroch's and Brentano's on Wabash and head directly to the basement, where th... there are browsing unless shelves https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/blessed-and-night-school-signing.html?showComment=1295533519481 GregLSBlog: BLESSED and NIGHT SCHOOL signing! [Bumped and Updated] Update 1: Check out the BLESSED blog tour ! Update 2: Check out the great article in Sunday's Statesman, "In 'Blessed,' neophyte vampire b... night school blessed signing bumped updated https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-dino-day-chronal-engine-celebration.html?showComment=1354915308426 GregLSBlog: A Dino a Day: A CHRONAL ENGINE Celebration XII For the final A Dino a Day: A CHRONAL ENGINE Celebration , Cyn and I went up to the top of the UT Tower on the campus of the University o... dino day engine celebration xii https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/melvin-and-boy.html?showComment=1319705434162 GregLSBlog: MELVIN AND THE BOY MELVIN AND THE BOY, by Lauren Castillo ( Henry Holt 2011)(ages 4+). The boy has always wanted a pet, but nothing was ever just right. Un... and the melvin boy https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/chopsticks.html GregLSBlog: CHOPSTICKS CHOPSTICKS, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal , ill. by Scott Magoon ( Hyperion , January 24, 2012)(ages 4-8). The Chopsticks are inseparable, workin... chopsticks https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/whole-foods.html GregLSBlog: Whole Foods Day 7 of the Pizza-a-Day Plan! And the petit finale! (But, why? you ask). Because the grand finale occurs on Saturday when I make my own d... whole foods https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/middle-of-somewhere.html GregLSBlog: THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE, by J.B. Cheaney , Knopf Books for Young Readers (2007). Twelve year-old Veronica Sparks is on a road trip across K... the middle somewhere https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/austin-restaurant-guide-for-tlaers.html GregLSBlog: Austin Restaurant Guide for TLAers The Texas Library Association conference is here in Austin this year for the first time since Johnson was president (Lyndon, not Andrew) and... restaurant guide austin https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/henry-aarons-dream.html GregLSBlog: HENRY AARON'S DREAM HENRY AARON'S DREAM, by Matt Tavares ( Candlewick 2010)(ages 8-10). Young Henry Aaron had always dreamt of becoming a major league baseba... henry aaron dream https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/jumped.html GregLSBlog: JUMPED JUMPED, by Rita Williams-Garcia (Harper Teen 2009)(14+). Williams-Garcia presents a day in the life of three girls in an inner city high s... jumped https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/ GregLSBlog: June 2008 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith june https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/border-crossing.html?showComment=1258395429782 GregLSBlog: BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSING, by Jessica Lee Anderson ( Milkweed 2009)(ages 14+). Sixteen year old Manz, half-Mexican, half-Anglo, is just trying to m... border crossing https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/ GregLSBlog: February 2010 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith february https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/headache-fever-and-chill.html GregLSBlog: Headache, fever, and a chill... Anyone who grew up during the 1980's should recognize the quote. Yesterday was my "fun with flu" day. Yech. Feeling somewhat better today... and a headache fever chill https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/greglsblog-favorites-of-2010.html?showComment=1292423715326 GregLSBlog: GREGLSBLOG Favorites of 2010 This post is to highlight some of the 2010 books I've read, particularly enjoyed, and blogged in 2010. Caveats: (1) It is not intended to be... favorites https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/international-reading-association.html?showComment=1306512536115 GregLSBlog: International Reading Association Today, Cyn and I are interviewed on the " Engage: Teacher to Teacher " blog of the International Reading Association. Starting next month... international reading association https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/chronal-engine-cover-art.html?showComment=1315415004190 GregLSBlog: CHRONAL ENGINE cover art! I am delighted to present the cover art for CHRONAL ENGINE. The cover, like the (equally awesome) interior illustrations, was done by Blake... engine cover art https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/short-stories.html GregLSBlog: Short Stories I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a prosperous 2009. One of the pleasures of the year for both Cyn and me was in the publication of ... short stories https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/moonshadow-rise-of-ninja.html GregLSBlog: MOONSHADOW: RISE OF THE NINJA MOONSHADOW: RISE OF THE NINJA, by Simon Higgins ( Little Brown 2010)(10+). In this historical fantasy based on medieval Japan, the orphan... of the moonshadow rise ninja https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/ GregLSBlog: October 2009 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith october https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/eternal.html GregLSBlog: ETERNAL a ETERNAL, by Cynthia Leitich Smith ( Candlewick 2009). Zachary is a neophyte guardian angel. Miranda is his second, err, charge. In lo... eternal https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/diabolical-cover-art.html?showComment=1318426316415 GregLSBlog: DIABOLICAL cover art! Check out the cover art for DIABOLICAL, by Cynthia Leitich Smith ( Candlewick , January 2012)! When "slipped" angel Zachary and his werew... diabolical cover art https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/2015-book-by-austinites.html GregLSBlog: 2015 Books by Austinites Here's a preliminary list of books by Austin authors scheduled for publication in 2015! For previous years' (2010-2014) lists, click here: ... books by https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/ice-amazing-history-of-ice-business.html GregLSBlog: ICE: THE AMAZING HISTORY OF THE ICE BUSINESS ICE!: THE AMAZING HISTORY OF THE ICE BUSINESS, by Laurence Pringle ( Calkins Creek /Boyds Mills 2012)(ages 8+). Before mechanical refrig... the amazing history of ice business https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/texas-book-festival-recap.html GregLSBlog: Texas Book Festival recap The sixteenth edition of the Texas Book Festival has come and gone to enormous success. Congratulations and thanks to the book festival s... texas book festival recap https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/writers-and-illustrators-and-dinosaurs.html GregLSBlog: Writers and Illustrators and Dinosaurs: Sarah Blake Johnson Sarah Blake Johnson holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. A writer and photographer... sarah blake writers illustrators dinosaurs johnson https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/dinosaur-valley-state-park.html?showComment=1318513064041 GregLSBlog: Dinosaur Valley State Park T.rex with excellent taste in reading Author Jessica Lee Anderson and her husband road-tripped up to Glen Rose and Dinosaur Valley State... dinosaur valley state park https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/cat-in-bag.html?showComment=1231808640000 GregLSBlog: Cat in the bag... Sort of. Leo very much wanted to accompany Cyn to Vermont (where she is teaching at the winter residency for the MFA in Writing for Childr... in the cat bag https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/2005-lee-bennett-hopkins-poetry-award.html GregLSBlog: 2005 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Someone posted this to one of my list servs yesterday, though I haven't seen the official web page announcement: The award, named for poe... lee bennett hopkins poetry award https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/suitcase-theres-no-suitcase-here.html?showComment=1176672600000 GregLSBlog: Suitcase? There's no suitcase here... Above are Sebastian (l) and Blizzard (r) as they try to hide our suitcase...and thereby prevent us from leaving again...(or maybe they're tr... suitcase https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/chronal-engine-cover-art.html?showComment=1315336252064 GregLSBlog: CHRONAL ENGINE cover art! I am delighted to present the cover art for CHRONAL ENGINE. The cover, like the (equally awesome) interior illustrations, was done by Blake... engine cover art https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/ GregLSBlog: 2010 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/its-100-degrees-and-weve-got-ac.html GregLSBlog: It's 100 degrees and we've got A/C! We went through a bit of difficulty late last week when we lost central air for the second floor, so we pulled a futon downstairs and have b... and we degrees https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/ahh-air-travel.html?showComment=1276045328580 GregLSBlog: Ahh, air travel... Cyn and I just got back from Orlando, Florida, where she spoke on Marketing with Greg Pincus and Ed Masessa at the Florida SCBWI Mid-Year W... ahh air travel https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/home-slice-pizza.html GregLSBlog: Home Slice Pizza Day 3 of the Pizza-a-day Plan: HOME SLICE PIZZA (1415 S. Congress) bills itself as "authentic New York style pizza," but I don't hold that ... slice pizza https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/soar-elinor.html GregLSBlog: SOAR, ELINOR! SOAR, ELINOR!, by Tami Lewis Brown , ill. by Francois Roca ( FSG 2010). Debut author and licensed pilot Tami Lewis Brown tells the story ... soar elinor https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-diino-day-chronal-engine-celebration.html GregLSBlog: A Dino a Day: A CHRONAL ENGINE Celebration III BACK TO THE FUTURE is, of course, one of my favorite time travel movies. Unfortunately, they never actually went back to anypla... dino day engine celebration iii https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/night-road-by-am-jenkins.html GregLSBlog: NIGHT ROAD, by A.M. Jenkins NIGHT ROAD, by A.M. Jenkins , (HarperTeen 2008 )(ages 12+). Cole is a "hemovore," a virally-infected being who subsists on blood and who is... night road jenkins https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/ GregLSBlog: September 2006 Random Thoughts on Reading, Writing, Life, Books, Dinosaurs, and Space by Author Greg Leitich Smith september https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/remember-that-book-danny-dunn-and-anti.html?showComment=1308245839008 GregLSBlog: Remember that book: DANNY DUNN AND THE ANTI-GRAVITY PAINT DANNY DUNN AND THE ANTI-GRAVITY PAINT, by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin (orig. published 1956)(ages 8-12). What I remember: In the D... and the anti gravity remember book danny https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/mine.html?showComment=1310475265949 GregLSBlog: MINE! MINE! by Shutta Crum , ill. by Patrice Barton ( Knopf 2011). Two young children and a dog sort out what's MINE in this delightful, hilari... mine https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/morgue-and-me.html GregLSBlog: THE MORGUE AND ME THE MORGUE AND ME , by John C. Ford (Viking 2009). The summer after high school graduation, Christopher lands a job in the morgue of his s... the morgue https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/suitcase-theres-no-suitcase-here.html?showComment=1181824860000 GregLSBlog: Suitcase? There's no suitcase here... Above are Sebastian (l) and Blizzard (r) as they try to hide our suitcase...and thereby prevent us from leaving again...(or maybe they're tr... suitcase https://greglsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/rounders-pizzeria.html GregLSBlog: Rounder's Pizzeria Day 5 of the Pizza-a-Day Plan: Rounders Pizzeria (1203 W. 6th Street), like Home Slice, bills itself as " New York style pizza ," and despi... rounder pizzeria