I’m offering a free manuscript critique of a picture book or up to 3,000 words of a book for older readers. To be eligible to win this opportunity, simply sign up to receive my enewsletter and very occasional communications for writers and readers. Please share this opportunity with writers that you know! A winner to… [Read More]
Anatomy of Nonfiction
February 27, 2013 By
If you click on the “Resources” tab on the home page of my website, you’ll find all kinds of helpful information I’ve gathered (and continue to gather!) for writers, readers, and educators. The most recent addition is a blog by Peggy Thomas called Anatomy of Nonfiction: Writing True Stories for Children. A wonderful nonfiction writer herself, Peggy is… [Read More]
Revolutionary Friends – Reviewed by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge
February 4, 2013 By
Revolutionary Friends; General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette by Selene Castrovilla; illustrated by Drazen Kozjan; Calkins Creek, 2013. 40 pages; $16.95 (hardcover); reading level: ages 7-12. The story of the reserved George Washington’s initially reluctant friendship with the young French officer whose heart “enlisted” in the American struggle for independence from Britain, is… [Read More]
Elizabeth Starr Academy School Visit
January 28, 2013 By
If you think that national school standards are creating cookie-cutter schools, I wish you could have tagged along with me on my last school visit! The Elizabeth Starr Academy, which I visited for Author Day along with Josh Brown, Diana Medler, Randy Wisehart, and Natalie Goeke Proudfoot, has created a “Discovery Zone”: a micro-society with… [Read More]
The Year of the Book – Reviewed by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge
December 22, 2012 By
The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng; illustrated by Abigail Halpin; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. 148 pages; $15.99 (hardcover); reading level: ages 7-11. Anna Wang is just beginning fourth grade and the word of the week is “perseverance.” “It’s when you don’t give up,” her best friend, Laura, tells the class. Both girls will… [Read More]
Connie To Be the Guest of Honor at Author Day – Elizabeth Starr Academy in Richmond, Indiana
December 12, 2012 By
Date: January 23, 2013 Location: Elizabeth Starr Academy Connie will talk to students about her writing process, being an entrepreneur, and how she markets her books.
Build a Book Christmas Tree
December 6, 2012 By
Of course I’m behind on my shopping, my Christmas cards, etc. and of course I have no time to spare so of course, when a friend sent me a link to a site where people were building Book Christmas Trees I just had to stop everything I was behind on and build one of my… [Read More]
Morrisson-Reeves Library Pre-K Reading Open House. See Pictures Inside…
November 19, 2012 By
I want to thank everyone who attended the Pre-School Reading Open House at Morrisson-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana earlier this month. The Library has partnered with the K-Ready program whose goal is for pre-school children to read 1,000 books before they enter kindergarten.
An Encore for Captain Ericsson – Now in Paperback!
October 25, 2012 By
When both the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, Virgina and the John Ericsson Society let me know they were having trouble finding copies of my out-of-print picture book, Thank You Very Much, Captain Ericsson!, I decided to spring into action. With permission from Holiday House, the original publisher, and Andrew Glass, the illustrator, I started… [Read More]
Connie to Read at Morrisson-Reeves Library on November 3rd
October 25, 2012 By
Morrisson-Reeves Library and K-Ready present a Preschool Reading Open House Saturday, Nov. 3rd from 10:00 am – Noon Morrisson-Reeves Library 80 North 6th Street Richmond, Indiana You’ll enjoy storytimes with… Local Children’s Author, Connie Wooldridge Pam Hancock, Amigos (reading in Spanish) Kathy Campbell and Holly The Therapy Dog >> View the Flyer