Korean Azalea Has Arrived
So excited to receive my author’s copies of Azalea, Unschooled in Korean from Islandport...
Read MoreAzalea, International
Azalea, Unschooled is going to be published in Korea! Here’s a sneak peak at the cover. I love that they even translated the Moonbeam Award seal! According my Korean-speaking friend Annie, the banner says, “Azalea’s Secret Subject” and the rest of the title translates as “On-her-own...
Read MoreAzalea on Must-Read List
The education website Thoughtco.com has featured Azalea, Unschooled in their thoughtful article Must-Read Books for Homeschooling...
Read MoreHomeschool Chat
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, I just had a video chat with a homeschool collective up in Lincoln, Maine. The collective is currently studying Maine authors, and I am honored to have been invited to be part of their learning. They were an energetic, curious group who ranged in age from little kid to big kid, and we had a lot of fun! They told me what they were working on, which included writing and illustrating their own books. Some kids were writing fiction, while others were working on true stories about their lives. The littlest kids were illustrating the books of the bigger...
Read MoreAn Honor for Azalea
I am very proud to announce that OCEAR (Oxford County Educators Association Retirees), a group of retired educators in Oxford County, Maine, has selected Azalea, Unschooled as part of its Maine Books for Maine Kids program. A member of the organization says: We developed our book project 10 years ago when we realized that our county libraries were lacking children’s books by Maine authors. We call our project, “Maine Books for Maine Kids”. Members from the different communities throughout Oxford County deliver the books to the 25 libraries in the county. We are pleased to have...
Read MoreHere’s Something Cool
I am proud to be one of the Islandport Press authors featured in the Summer 2017 issue of Islandport Magazine in their “Just One Question” column. I’m in good company, with fellow Islandport writers G.A. Morgan, Gerry Boyle, Dave O’Connor, Laura Freudig, and Hope Rowan. We were all asked, “Where is your favorite place to cool off in the summer?” I won’t give away my answer, but it involves a childhood friend, sprinklers, and an exquisitely timed comedy bit about the cloudless...
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.
