Pink is for Boys. And also… for Girls.

by Angela -03.25.2010

It’s been a big week…four Petalwink the Fairy book titles arrived from our publisher! A reprint of the book we self-published and three new titles now grace our presence. While we adjust to having “quadruplets,” we are ramping up to more actively promote this character education series that has a special emphasis on empowering girls [...]

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Is “Moral” a Dirty Word?

by Angela -01.21.2010

I’ve been thinking a lot about that word lately, and strangely, it seems anything goes…as long as it’s not moral. That “moral” has come to mean closed-minded, judgmental, censorious or dogmatic is a sure sign that we don’t know what it means. It has come to be used as a political volley ball, or a [...]

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Failure a “necessary condition for success”

by Angela -10.11.2009

Last Friday night, I finally got to see Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, speak in person (and meet him afterwards)! In 1993, Mr. Mortenson failed to summit K2, the 2nd highest mountain on earth which borders Xinjiang, China and Gilgit, in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. He wandered into the Pakistani village of Korphe where [...]

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Arts Education

by Angela -09.23.2009

From September 21 through 25, Americans for the Arts will be hosting an Arts Education Salon on Artsblog. More than 20 guest bloggers will be contributing to this national dialogue through timely and thought-provoking entries on the best way to provide [...]

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Words Count

by Angela -09.16.2009

I think we might be collectively going for some world record for inappropriate outbursts. I’m taking this time to be reminded at how much words count. I’m very careful in my creative writing to chose just the right words to bring out my meaning (or complete the rhyme!), but I’ve been alerted to the importance [...]

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“Julia Child wasn’t always Julia Child”

by Angela -09.02.2009

I’ve now seen Julie & Julia twice and bawled like a baby through it both times. For some, the movie is about cooking and what Julia Child did for the American “servantless” cook (and no, spell check does not recognize servantless as a word, Julia), for some it’s about fantastic relationships (seriously, how refreshing is [...]

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Petalwink Signs 7-Book Publishing Deal!

by Angela -08.28.2009

After endless pages of edits, over sixty story book illustrations, days, months and years of planning, countless story times, sleepless nights and an abiding hopeful vision, our book property, Petalwink, has met her perfect match! Rising Star Education, who is already distributing Petalwink’s first book, has signed on to publish all seven books in the [...]

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eBooks vs Paper: the debate rages on…

by Angela -08.18.2009

Kindle, Google, eBooks…
I do love myself some smelly, inky paper, particularly when it comes to illustrated (children’s) books; but I love getting my news online, would LOVE to have a Kindle (Christmas is coming and hopefully my husband reads my blog…and Pooky, I made “Kindle” a link for easy shopping. You’re welcome.) and I even [...]

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My friend Logan’s first concert

by Angela -08.15.2009

Love this post from our friend and board advisor, David, about his daughter’s first “big girl concert.” I know that feeling at concerts, being totally swept away by the music and the crowd, feeling connected and coming away inspired (thanks, Phebe, for my last concert: The Police!!)…but Logan probably doesn’t know what an inspiration SHE [...]

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Ah, proofreading…

by Angela -08.15.2009

Y’all remember this when I do my post on the importance of editing and proofreading:
“Four months after the Washington Nationals sent two players onto the field with “NATINLS” written across their jerseys, the NFL team in the nation’s capital is following suit. Washington Redskins running back Ladell Betts played last night’s preseason game in Baltimore [...]

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