Author Archives: Jennifer Valentino

The mornings are quiet. The birds are tweeting. There are no arguments between sisters. School’s started again. I’m now free to dedicate more time to my writing without interruptions. That is until my two–year–old son wakes up and immediately demands my attention. It seems the minute I’m on a roll, he finds chaos for me.ContinueContinue reading “School’s Back In Session”

I recently returned from my first poetry reading. Since I’m a children’s author I’m often out doing something related to children’s books. But when a friend offered to go to the reading with me, I decided it would be nice to try something different.There were about six people there, but it was an interesting experience.ContinueContinue reading “Poetry Reading”

I finally spent some time away from my desk. And boy, what an adventure! I went to a store yesterday because I needed a picture frame (for the gifts decribed in the previous post.) I brought a gift card I was recently given. Of course, I made a stop at the library first and leftContinueContinue reading “Out of the Office”

What is one of the more memorable gifts you’ve been given on your birthday? Maybe it’s that car you always wanted, or those books you wanted, but never bought? Recently, for me it came from a special group of friends.My fist children’s publication was “Shivering Sally and the Scary Sounds.” When it was published inContinueContinue reading “An Unexpected Gift”

I was just visiting Kevin Scott Collier’s blog and was immediately humbled:http://kevinscottcollier.blogspot.com/2007/06/never-draw-book-without-love.htmlThere are photographs of him sitting on the floor, working on his illustrations, but completely accessible to his son. One photograph has his son hanging on his back while he’s illustrating his latest project.The pictures are inspiring to me. I work on my writingContinueContinue reading “A Humbling Experience”