Archive for May, 2010

If I were at BEA today, I would be in line at Table 15 to get Judith Viorst’s autograph. Events: Autograph Session, Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 11:00AM – 11:30AM Lulu and the Brontosaurus A brand-new illustrated chapter book from two legends in the industry: Judith Viorst, Author and Lane Smith, Illustrator Published By: Simon (Read the Rest…)

Today I pictured myself at BEA, listening to the panels on Social Media, and tweeting.  Yes, my name is @erindealey but I’m NOT a twitterholic. I’m a regular Tweep. (Just ask my 390 followers–woot!) Because of Twitter, this Tweep has met librarians, teachers, fellow authors, book reviewers, agents, illustrators, editors, and book store owners–not to mention moms and dads who (Read the Rest…)

I haven’t used this site for eons (blame my friend who got me started on Twitter!) but my main blog http://www.erindealey.typepad.com/ is for school visits and lesson plans for teachers so I hereby vow to use this one for ArmchairBEA, and whatever writery ramblings follow after that. So let’s start with a huge thank you (Read the Rest…)

 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Many schools celebrate National Teacher's Day or week during this first week of May. (IMHO we should celebrate Teacher/Librarian Appreciation every day. Just sayin'). What will you do? Yes, cupcakes are lovely, and chocolate can surely help a weary teacher get through at least one stack of papers that needs correcting, but there are many ways to thank teachers and librarians besides (Read the Rest…)