In lieu of Avengers Endgame, I have been explaining to my kids how lucky they are to be growing up now in terms of the high-quality, epic films and TV series available. 22 interconnected, mostly good superhero movies! When I was growing up, the best superhero movie we had was X-Men, which hasn't aged all that well, and which ended with the disastrous X-Men 3. But growing up right now--and just living right now in general--is more complicated than it was when the first X-Men m

With the forthcoming release of Super Manny Cleans Up! (July 10, 2018), we decided to jump into the interview game—who better to start things off than the brilliant Kelly DiPucchio? Kelly is a family favorite author and a frequent go-to for classroom readings. Her books are equally loved by the children we read to. It’s a ton of fun hearing all of the “oooohs!” as they pick up on the puns in Everyone Loves Bacon and the gasps when a certain rude reptile spits on a tray of cup

It seems I've already mastered this blog thing. I write two posts on the first day I have it, and then neglect it for a month. That kind of sums up what this post is about, though. In the month of April, my third book had a successful release, I started on its sequel and continued on its prequel (I like to have one writing project and one illustrating project going at a time), learned I would be at work (my not writing/illustrating work) a whole lot more, and had the fun of a

I thought writing a first blog post might be a difficult task. Too much white space can be pretty intimidating for the person who has to fill it. When that white space is for a rather new medium like a blog, I think it can really stop a writer in his or her tracks. In the past I've found myself worrying about writing something profound. But this is a blog. I don't plan on writing anything profound here, and that's helpful. Afterall, it's called a blog, and when you mix words