“Traditional typefaces are confusing for readers with dyslexia because “twin” letters like b and d are based on the same design. In Dyxlexie, slight variations in similar letters—along with more space between individual letters—help readers keep text straight. The computerized Dyslexie font is dark blue color by default, which Boer says is easier for dyslexics to read.”

Source: New Typeface for Dyslexic Readers

If you’re in the area, come to the Bosler and Friends Book Festival in Carlisle, PA on Friday, October 21! I’ll be signing books at a table with some of my fellow Sunbury Press authors!

A special thank you to the fifth grade students and teachers at Spring Garden Elementary School in Bethlehem!  I had a great time!

I loved this story about a young artist’s tremendous gift for seeing the world the way that it actually is and how she learns the meaning of belonging…

Abandoned at birth, Hollis Woods has lived in about a half dozen homes and has always wished for a family. A foster caretaker describes her as “a mountain of trouble.” When Josie Cahill, a retired art teacher, takes the 12-year-old into her home on Long Island, NY, the two bond almost immediately. Hollis draws pictures with colored pencils and Josie carves branches into people. However, it soon becomes clear that Josie has trouble remembering things, and Hollis becomes the caregiver. When she stops attending school, a social worker comes by to investigate. Flashbacks slowly illuminate Hollis’s life with one family who had hoped to adopt her and why this didn’t happen. Giff masterfully weaves these two strands together in a surprising and satisfying ending. Strong characterization and a solid sense of place are the strengths of this heartfelt story that will appeal to fans of Sharon Creech’s Ruby Holler (2002), Katherine Paterson’s The Great Gilly Hopkins (1978, both HarperCollins), and Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s Gib Rides Home (Delacorte, 1998).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sunbury Press has released an updated second edition of Jacksonville native Mike Campbell’s classic Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, the seminal work about the fa…

Source: 2nd edition of “Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last” contains new and updated information

Check out my Speaker Profile on the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators  webpage!