Heather Ayris Burnell

I'm so excited! I now have an updated, professional-looking website! The one I build for myself was... fine. But my daughter ( Ellama...

Unicorn and Yeti book 3 releases today! Friends Rock makes the Unicorn and Yeti series a sparkly trio of books for kids who are learn...

My adorable puppy who I still love even though she eats everything just bit through my charging cord so I'm going to make this quick! Th...

Today I published my very first Writers of Childish Things Newsletter. I was sort of nervous. I see sending something directly to people...

When you're working towards your goal of publication it is good to keep up on the industry. That means news. You don't have to go se...

I've been wanting to do this for a while so I'm just going to go for it--Critique Week. I'm going to give away a picture book cr...

My friend and fabulous critique partner Stephanie Theban has finally joined the cyberworld and started a blog ! Stephanie is active in her l...

Susan K. Marlow has found a way to combine three things she loves: horses, adventure, and writing. She's the author of the Circle C Adve...

It has been so long since I've seen the ocean. Having grown up in Monterey Bay, the ocean was a big part of life. I'd walk to the be...

Haven't we all had a day we wished would never end? Dawn Jeffers did, and she wrote a book about it. BEAUTIFUL MOON/BELLA LUNA is the st...

Did you know that some kids need a monster to get to sleep? Well, Amanda Noll does. Her debut book, I Need My Monster, is about a boy who c...

I put all the names in a hat, stirred them up, and my little guy pulled out... Stephanie! *the crowd cheers--they actually did, the kids ran...

On Tuesday I posted a review of Otto Grows Down written by Michael Sussman and illustrated Scott Magoon. Go here to read the review. *Hint...