If You Remember Splendorific At All…
…you were probably watching during the early years, back when a cast of earnest kids organized a community garden and made macramé plant holders. Later, when the cool, arrogant eighties arrived, the show lurched irrevocably from its roots. The old gang disappeared, and each week contestants competed for prizes. The show got cancelled and then revived for one last run. Splendorific enthusiasts–they do exist; there are websites and a brisk trade in vintage Splendorific t-shirts–don’t even acknowledge that last season as legitimate. They call it the...
Read MoreAzalea is Launched!
My thanks to everyone at Islandport Press and Greenlight Studio for a terrific book launch event! We had a reading and a signing, plus pizza, cake, and space for the kids to play–all in all, a perfect party! It was wonderful seeing so many friends and family members there. Azalea, Unschooled is a book about finding community, and it meant a lot to me to have so many members of my community turn out to support the book. Here are some pictures! Azalea, Unschooled‘s author Liza Kleinman and illustrator Brook Gideon meet at last! Our Islandport Press editor Melissa Kim...
Read MoreAzalea, Unschooled: Launch Event
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, May 9 3-5 pm Greenlight Studio 49 Dartmouth Street Portland, Maine This will be a family-friendly event to celebrate the launch of Azalea, Unschooled (Islandport Press)! Hope to see you...
Read MoreThe Unschooner
Delighted to get a peek at the illustration for the back of the Azaela, Unschooled cover by illustrator Brook...
Read MoreUnschooling
I am very excited to announce that my first novel, Azalea Unschooled, will be published in spring 2015 by Islandport Press. The book takes place in Portland, Maine, and is about a homeschooling family that decides to make the switch to unschooling. I first heard about unschooling a few years ago, when I was at the playground with my daughter. A little girl, about my daughter’s age, came up to us and we began to talk. I asked the girl what grade she was in, and she told me, “I don’t go to school. I unschool. I learn on my own.” Later I did a little research, and...
Read MoreLiza Kleinman
A writer of fiction for adults and children, and a freelance writer specializing in language arts educational materials.
Liza's latest release is the children's book Azalea, Unschooled from Islandport Press.
