November is for Picture Books

It’s almost November and there are two great things going on in the month of November (and I’m not talking about Thanksgiving, even though that’s pretty awesome).

PiBoIdMo is for Writers

I’m participating in PiBoIdMo, sponsored by Tara Lazar. As a writer, this is a great way to get new ideas. I’ll be scrounging up picture book ideas every day in the month of November. If you want to join in, follow Tara Lazar’s blog.

Picture Book Month is for Teachers

Well, technically, Picture Book Month is for everyone that loves picture books. But on this blog, every day in the month of November, I’ll be featuring a picture book as a writing mentor text. So subscribe to this blog (top right hand corner) or follow on your favorite blog reader to get every post this month.

I also have two bonus features:

* I’m a contributor to Marcie Colleen’s Picture Book Month Teacher’s Guide. I have a guest article on picture books as mentor texts.

* I’m introducing a new page on this website: A glossary of mentor text terms.

Stay tuned as November will be filled with picture book love.