Judy Lindquist

This is the time of year when homesickness rears its ugly head for me. Having lived in Florida for over 30 years, it truly is now HOME....

This fall I am teaching a Children’s Literature class at our local University. One of my favorite classes to teach, it is like a...

Banned Books Week wraps up today. This is a week designed to raise awareness of censorship and to celebrate the freedom to read. ...

Book Festivals are wonderful! A place for readers and writers to find each other and connect. I have had the honor of being part of...

This past week we had our first meeting of our Student Writing Club at my elementary school. This is a group of 4 th and 5 th grade...

These last couple of weeks I have been busy matching up university volunteers with classroom teachers at my school. Our school is a...

Last month I think I unknowingly conducted an experiment in my classroom. My students were participating in a Team STEM...

I absolutely love what I do. And one of the best things about my career is that I get to see artists in action- every, single, day! I am...

I am always amazed (and a little horrified) when I hear fellow writers say that they really don’t read. After all, books are our...

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...