Posts by Michael

The other day, I commuted with some kids calling out puns to one another.  Each was followed by a little chuckle. Then came this one:  “Did you hear about the man who was tap dancing?  He broke his ankle when he fell into themore… full post

My favorite subject in school was always Science so each year, when the Science Fair rolled around, I was always ready with a question and hypothesis. My enthusiasm was sometimes matched by fantastic results, sometimes not. One year, I famouslymore… full post

Books take you on a journey. The plot, the characters, the setting…all meant to take you away. But sometimes a book resonates so much that the actual journey begins when you finish it and go back to your real life. That was the case when I readmore… full post

Today is the first day of Spring, which usually means it’s time to clean up the house. If your house is anything like mine, you have a lot of work ahead of you! But let’s not talk about dusting and sparkly clean windows. Instead, let’s focus onmore… full post

Break out your macaroni, glue sticks and glittery pom poms, it’s National Craft Month! We are celebrating in The Scholastic Store by holding events every Saturday for 3 weeks straight in March, each one featuring a new title from Klutz! Themore… full post

An author and illustrator signing is always an exciting occurrence but there is something special when it’s a picture book. At an age that includes more questions than statements, toddlers are just as interested in the ‘how’ as they are the ‘what.’more… full post

As a parent of two (almost) toddlers, blocks are becoming just as much of a playtime ‘must’ as books. Lydia happily stacks and knocks down and stacks again. And, of course, when Lydia breaks out her blocks, Kian inevitably takes a few for himself.more… full post

Chinese New Year begins this weekend and we are leaving the Year of the Dragon. As my family sat down to celebrate a little early last Sunday, it occurred to me that this past year, we published quite a few books about dragons! Here are some of themore… full post

Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! We had a brief respite from winter this past week and I know my kids were ready to go out andmore… full post

I’m inspired week after week by Flavorwire’s Architecture page. With roundups like Beautiful Buildings Made from Ice and Snow and A Survey of Awesome Aquarium Architecture, it’s as if imagination is coming to life in those structures. Themore… full post