The Writing Life Category
Due out on the 11th of this month is a new rip-snortin’ tall tale by Texan, Cynthia Leitich Smith (published by Dutton Books and illustrated by Barry Gott). Young Holler, Mr. and Mrs. Loudly’s child, has the ability to turn teacher chalk to dust, stampede cattle, and set the hounds in the county to howling [...]
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THOMAS is continuing his tour around the blogosphere and interviews with me (some serious, some not), and/or reviews of THOMAS AND THE DRAGON QUEEN can be found at the following sites.
At author Cynthia Leitich Smith’s award-winning site there is an interview with me about writing across different formats for children (picture book, novel, poetry, etc.).
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Welcome . . .
Shutta Crum writes books for children and poetry for adults. She is also a storyteller, a lecturer and a librarian. In addition to her current eleven books she has three forthcoming books. Several of her articles about teaching and writing have appeared in professional journals. In 2005, she was honored by being one of eight authors invited to the White House for the Easter Egg Roll. In 2010 she was invited to tour Department of Defense American military base schools across Japan.
**Forthcoming!** Look for my new book, MINE! to make an appearance in June 2011. It is illustrated by the talented Patrice Barton and published by Knopf. 
Patrice Barton's website.
MINE! Book Trailer. Watch it here!
MINE! Book Trailer. Watch it here!
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