Upcoming April Poetry blogs

March 31, 2020March 28, 2020 / jenabenton / 2 Comments

Those of you who have followed my blog for a while now already know that April is one of my favorite months: National Poetry Month! Don’t you love this year’s poster (above)? It reminds me of hanging poems from the tree by the campfire at Highlights. If you’re new to my blog, then let me explain an annual tradition I started and muse on its benefits. Continue reading →

Simply 7 with Valerie Bolling–“Let’s Dance!”

March 30, 2020March 29, 2020 / jenabenton / 3 Comments

Today’s Simply 7 is with another debut picture book author. I always love hearing what succeeded for someone’s first publication. Continue reading →

Simply 7 with Ame Dyckman AND Cori Doerrfeld–“That’s Life”

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 / jenabenton / 6 Comments

Today I’m feeling blessed, despite the craziness in the world around us. I get to interview TWO amazingly talented women: an award winning picture book author AND an award winning picture book illustrator. Continue reading →

Simply 7 with Elizabeth Rose Stanton–“Cowie”

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 / jenabenton / 4 Comments

Today I get to interview author-illustrator Elizabeth Rose Stanton about her latest picture book “Cowie” (despite us both being housebound for different reasons! Continue reading →

Fear, Dragons, and Resources

March 16, 2020March 25, 2020 / jenabenton / 5 Comments

I was doing perfectly fine until this morning. And by fine, I mean I was so busy scrambling to cancel/rearrange/work/survive, that I didn’t have time to be afraid. And that’s not to say I wasn’t worried, because BOY have I been worried about so many other people (my mom, my TA, my friends, etc.). But I woke up this morning and suddenly, there it was: fear. It was just sitting on my chest and I couldn’t get back to sleep. Continue reading →