Judy Lindquist

It doesn’t take too much digging into research on teaching to find that one thing teachers highly value is autonomy.  Being treated and...

As the new school year gets underway and teachers are busy planning their instruction, writers of children’s books seem to focus on...

Although it is still summer according to the calendar, in many parts of the country, the new school year is getting underway.  Teachers...

Today is my dad’s 89 th birthday.  We celebrated yesterday as a family.  There were 4 generations there, with his great-granddaughter...

“There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children’s book.”   That...

I recently saw a meme online that said “Be a Thermostat, not a Thermometer”.    I paused and thought about this for a moment....

My husband and I recently returned from a two-week trip to Alaska. Neither of us had ever been there before, so it had been on our travel...

The subject of Beta Readers came up again in a group chat.  This was a group of writers, and they were discussing what makes a good beta...

“Hello Mrs. Lindquist,          I am emailing because I do not know how to send a physical letter.”   So started an email I recently...

To say we are living through stressful times is an understatement.  Chaos, uncertainty, and danger is everywhere.  Like many people, I am...

I have reached the age where my friends who are without their parents greatly outnumber my friends who still have one or both of their...

Little Free Libraries.  Those are the little boxes that appear in neighborhoods and communities where people can drop off and pick up...

As the school year wraps up and summer vacation for students begins, I often have parents asking what they can do to keep their children...

My thirty-first year as a classroom teacher will wrap up this week.  Like the previous thirty years, there will be tears and hugs as I...

Publication Day is thrilling for an author. It is when our months, (or in some cases, years) of work comes to fruition and our work is...

While Mother’s Day is touted as the day to honor our moms, I like to think of it as more of a celebration of the female influences in our...

No one can dispute that these last 4 months have been difficult. Tumultuous. Chaotic. Challenging.  Watching the dismantling of our...

I once read a quote that said that drafting is when we shovel sand into the sandbox, and when we revise, we turn those piles into a sand...

I love so many things about Easter.  The season seems to ring in the newness and hope of spring.  Flowers and sunshine. Joy and hope.  ...

I was recently reading an article about a study and survey of teachers across the country who were asked about some of the biggest...