It’s Forest Friday! Announcements: THANK YOU to everyone who came out and partied on Twitter during International Day of Forests! You made social media more fun and less scary, and these days, that’s saying a lot. Special thanks to my special guest authors: Carmen Oliver, author of A Voice for the Spirit Bears Darren Lebeuf, author of My Forest is Green And a huge shout out to Kids Can Press for providing our Day of…

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, one author’s book is giving young readers and their families a chance to see the world through fresh eyes.  L.E. Carmichael’s newest book, The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World’s Largest Land Biome, is being released April 7, 2020. Published by Kids Can Press, with art by award-winning illustrator Josée Bisaillon, The Boreal Forest is Carmichael’s 22nd science book for young readers. “Most kid’s books on this…

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, one author’s book is giving young readers and their families a chance to see the world through fresh eyes.  L.E. Carmichael’s newest book, The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World’s Largest Land Biome, is being released April 7, 2020. Published by Kids Can Press, with art by award-winning illustrator Josée Bisaillon, The Boreal Forest is Carmichael’s 22nd science book for young readers. “Most kid’s books on this…

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Welcome to STEMinism Sunday! As a former woman in science, I have a deep and enduring interest in the experiences and representation of women in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math). This series will be an opportunity for me – and you – to learn more about these intellectual badasses. I am a huge fan of Lucifer, the show in which the devil gets tired of running Hell and moves to LA to run…

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Saturday is UN International Day of Forests! Here’s everything you need to know about my International Day of Forests Twitter Party! When it is? Saturday, March 21, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Do I have to have a Twitter account? Nope! Twitter is 100% public and free. You can view all of the content I will be posting – fun facts, cute photos, links to resources – on my Twitter page: Lindsey’s…

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Welcome to Cantastic Authorpalooza, featuring posts by and about great Canadian children’s writers! Today’s guest: Wendy McLeod MacKnight. Take it away, Wendy! I remember the first time I heard about the use of pathetic fallacy in literature. You know: ascribing human emotions to nature in order to give the reader a sense of mood or a hint of what is to come. For years afterwards, the school stories I passed in to my middle grade…

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It’s Forest Friday! First, some bookish events to announce! March 19th – Sneak Peak at the Peterborough Library Next week is March Break, and if you live near Peterborough and have kids that need entertaining…. why not let ME do it? I’m offering two programs on March 19, one of which is special sneak peak at The Boreal Forest! There will be a short, interactive reading, followed by a book signing – a signing more…

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Sasquatch says, “Of course I exist, silly human.” Welcome to Mad Science Mondays, where we talk about depictions of science in movies, TV shows, books, and the media. We dissect the good, the bad, the comical and the outright irresponsible. Who says learning about science can’t be fun? Many moons ago when I was but a grad student, my lab, which specialized in wildlife genetics, received an unusual request: Run a DNA test on this…

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You guys. The Boreal Forest comes out in ONE MONTH. ONE MONTH. I started working on it three years and one whole province ago, and now it’s almost HERE. Kermit GIF from Kermit GIFs Want to celebrate with me? For details about live events in Ontario and Nova Scotia, check the Public Appearances page for updates on my schedule as they arise. But if you can’t make it in person, you can still join in…

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Welcome to Teach Write! This column draws on my 20 years’ experience teaching writing to kids, university students, and adult learners. It includes ideas and exercises that teachers can use in the classroom, and creative writers can use to level up their process. Last time, I talked about the purpose of the most popular form of academic writing – the argumentative essay. You can also read about the distinct (but closely related) purposes of lab…

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