Thanks for visiting my website.  Here you will find tips for writers young and old, a poetry challenge, ways for teachers and librarians to use my books, and pictures of my dog!

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This Is Just To Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness has won a bevy of awards!  Click on these links to find out more about them:

Claudia Lewis Poetry Award
2007 Cybils Award
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor
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OK, you're right, this isn't me at the microphone.  This is the studio manager, testing the sound.