The Beef Princess of Practical County Classrom Companion Guide
NEW and FREE for teachers and librarians… The good folks at Illinois Farm Bureau have created a classroom study guide for THE BEEF PRINCESS OF PRACTICAL COUNTY. Complete with discussion questions,...
View ArticleAnnouncing… A new book!
Yes, indeed. My middle grade novel titled WINTERFROST was recently acquired by Candlewick Press. Look for it in 2014!
View ArticleThe Beef Princess of Practical County Book Trailer
The Beef Princess of Practical County has a book trailer! Click here to see what Melanie Houff of Little Canada Elementary School in Minnesota has created.
View ArticleKammie on First: Baseball’s Dottie Kamenshek
My new book Kammie on First: Baseball’s Dottie Kamenshek will follow shortly after Winterfrost in October 2014!
View ArticleThe Practical County Drama Queen has been released!
We celebrated with no fewer than THREE launch events. No drama. Just kids, cake, and balloons!
View ArticleNew segment from PBS’s Our Ohio TV show!
Kids love discovering new things. And since most kids don’t live on farms, there’s a lot about the rural life they can learn. Michelle Houts writes children’s fiction that takes young readers to new...
View ArticleI’m Sensing a Theme Here
So, here’s how it went down today at Mazza’s Summer Conference: Aaron Reynolds got up to speak. I had my notebook. I had my pen. At the top of the page, I wrote the date, then “Aaron Reynolds.” Then,...
View ArticleBeef Princess is a Seventeen Magazine Summer Beach Reads pick!
Beef Princess is a Seventeen Magazine Summer Beach Reads pick! Click below to read how THE BEEF PRINCESS OF PRACTICAL COUNTY is compared to apple pie! Seventeen Magazine Summer Beach Reads
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