by jdsmeaton | Sep 30, 2025 | News, Recommendations
1. Something you can read soon If you missed my last email, the Hullabaloo Kickstarter has launched! It’s a monthly comic magazine just for kids. Nothing but fun and ridiculous stories your kid actually wants to read. Thank you to everyone that has checked it out and...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 5, 2025 | News, Recommendations
1. Instagram Art Crush: Marguerite Sauvage Marguerite Sauvage follows me on Instagram?! Okay, I’ll admit, I probably think this is way cooler than any of you do. Something like 15 years ago, I came across Marguerite’s work online. She’s a French illustrator whose...
by jdsmeaton | Dec 27, 2024 | Behind the Scenes, News, Recommendations, Uncategorized
I read a ton of graphic novels for kids this year. These are my favorites. Most of these came out in 2024, but a few (such as books in a series) did not. But that’s when I read them, so they made it on the list. So Time Police get lost. YOUNG READERS Hilda And...
by jdsmeaton | May 22, 2024 | Creativity, News
Some Fishy Advice In the movie Finding Nemo, Marlin and Dory have just lost their only connection to finding Nemo. Marlin is despondent but the oblivious and optimistic Dory asks “When life gets you down, do you know what you’ve got to do?” Marlin does not want to...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 1, 2023 | News
New York Library offers free eCards to teens nationwide I doubt it comes as a surprise that I am less than a fan of the people who try to ban books. If you want to present and argue your ideology, great but when you try to impose and dictate your views on others, I...
by jdsmeaton | Feb 1, 2023 | How To, News, Storytelling
When it comes to being a commercially successful creator, there is something more important than talent, or skill, it’s the ability to delight. Have you ever seen or read something that immediately just spoke to you? You thought, “I love this!” Have you had the...
