by Bridgitte | Oct 18, 2023 | The Business of Writing, Writing Blog
My writing tends to focus on three things: Family, Culture and Nature. Within these areas, the characters in my stories want an experience, an adventure, a discovery of themselves and the world around them. The stories are about making the everyday extraordinary. My...
by Bridgitte | Sep 5, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
If you haven’t figured it out yet, I am a big fan of the redwoods. I first discovered them as a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz. They were the backdrop to some of my happiest times. They are also, quite simply, a beautiful tree. My debut picture...
by Bridgitte | Aug 29, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
Giant Sequoia’s are close relatives of the Coast Redwoods. They have many features in common, but also some very particular differences. Redwoods are the world’s tallest trees, Sequoia’s are the world’s largest tree. Both have very specific habitats, produce seeds and...
by Bridgitte | Aug 1, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
Going on a hike with a loved one is so much fun. Lots of adventure and togetherness to be had for sure. I’ve been on plenty of hikes with family and friends, enjoying our surroundings, discovering new things, breathing in the fresh air and spending time together....
by Bridgitte | Jul 26, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
Have you ever woken up in the middle night, put your clothes on, and gone on an adventure? Heading out to a destination, in the still and quiet of the night? Feeling the anticipation, the excitement? Being with the ones you love? Noticing all that is happening around...
by Bridgitte | Jul 18, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd with pictures by Abigail Halpin, follows two kids on a search for wild. They leave their city home on an adventure of sorts, finding wild in small places, big places, tiny animals, smells, sounds and tastes, throughout their...
by Bridgitte | Jul 11, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
The Hike by Alison Farrell follows three friends and their dog on a hike through the forest by their home. Each character brings something different to the adventure: an eye for science, a love of maps, or documenting their adventure through art. On their hike they...
by Bridgitte | Jul 4, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer is a beautifully illustrated picture book— it won a Caldecott Honor in 2022– about two kids going on a wonder walk. Which means they leave their house to explore the world around them. From the ground to the forest and the trees, bodies...
by Bridgitte | Jun 27, 2023 | Books & Reading, Writing Blog
When I first started out as a kids book writer several years ago, Jane Yolen’s name was almost as synonymous as Judy Blume’s— but more for picture books, which was what I wanted to write. I had heard of Judy Blume as a kid, though I had never really read any of her...
by Bridgitte | Jun 25, 2023 | Writing Blog
I think I have always been a writer. I have always written. But I don’t think I understood myself as such, until a few years ago, when I decided that writing books for kids was the medium I wanted to use my writing for. As a kid, at least in school, I hated writing. I...
