Robyn Hood Black - children's author, poet, artist

Hugs and howls to the creative young readers and writers at The Paideia School in Atlanta. I had the privilege of spending time with the elementary school students Friday during presentations and a writing workshop.

We talked about all things wolf - and such great questions! Thanks for your enthusiasm as I got to share one of my greatest passions. Read More 

I have the amazing privilege of volunteering at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, Ga., - http://www.chestateewildlife.com - with Juno and Luna, the wolves whose pictures you see here and there on my website. At a year-and-a-half old now, they are magnificent creatures.

When I visit them, we generally work on manners (socialization), and I also enjoy observing their antics. Today they were particularly playful.  Read More 

In case you missed it and wanted to hear Teacher Jen's interview with me, here's the link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/teachertalkradio/2009/11/05/Teacher-Talk-Radio-Robyn-Hood-Black

I enjoyed being on her show and recommend her program site and her blog for some great tips for the classroom.

I'm thrilled and honored to be participating this Wenesday night, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. EST on Teacher Talk Radio with Jen Schneider! Jen, a kindergarten teacher who received the "Teacher of the Year" award in 2007, thrives on sharing terrific ideas through
http://teachertalkradio.blogspot.com Read More 

I'm delighted to be participating in the second annual READ-A-THON at the Hall Book Exchange (Gainesville, Ga.) this coming weekend. Beginning 5pm Friday, October 23, and ending 5pm Saturday, October 24, the event benefits the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy, (www.allianceforliteracy.org). Participants of all ages will be reading books of all kinds! Bookshop owner Myra Meade promises plenty of free coffee.... Read More 

Awrrrooooooooooooooo - It's Wolf Awareness Week!

Oct. 11 - 17, 2009 - If you're not familiar with the amazing online resources offered by the International Wolf Center, this week would be a good time to discover them! http://www.wolf.org . You can tune in to the webcams and perhaps catch a glimpse of wolf activity in real time; link to current headlines from all over about wolf issues; or check out the educational resources for kids and teachers, just for starters.

On the local front, on my WOLVES page, I posted some pictures of the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve's Juno and Luna from last week. I've added a picture or two every month since they were four-week-old pups. They turned a year and a half old this weekend!  Read More 

Busy week!

I finally uploaded a couple of pictures from last weekend's HIGHLIGHTS Founders Workshop, "Wordplay," led by Rebecca Kai Dotlich with special guests Susan Pearson and Alice Schertle. Check out my Poetry Page for these. I'm thrilled to have met all these wonderful women! (I know guys write poetry, too, but we had an all-female crowd.) Read More 

Soon I'll get a few pictures posted from our FABULOUS poetry workshop up in Honesdale with the Highlights folks.

I've been busy this week - what else? - writing and drawing. Today, an article I wrote about work habits was posted on the Institute of Children's Literature site. I like the teaser editor Jan Fields used for it: "How giving up perfectionism can make more room for your writing life."

http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/ws03/chipsdip.shtml

I'm pretty compulsive about every word and comma in a piece of writing. Housework and cooking? Not so much.... Read More 

I was thrilled to spend Friday with the sixth graders at South Hall Middle School - my second time at South Hall Middle but my first time in their new location! And my first time with these particular sixth-graders, of course. (My husband actually went to South Hall Middle many moons ago!)

Media Specialist Laura Losch has a great blog, and she was kind enough to share some pictures from Friday's visit - see link in list at left. Read More 

The Decatur Book Festival was nothing less than awesome this weekend. I had a great time presenting, and our SCBWI Southern Breeze booth was hopping all weekend!

Hundreds of people dedicated endless hours to make it a success, and I pondered another kind of dedication as parents brought their children by our booth.  Read More