I look forward to spring like most people with longer days of warmer weather, gardens blooming, and a calendar filling with seasonal activities. Instead, this spring welcomed me with notices on shop windows, bare shelves at grocery stores, and nonstop news reports on the fallout from COVID-19. Because April is National Poetry Month this would … [Read more…]
Last week I went to Fairytale Town in Sacramento to promote my book, The Bunny Poets. The Scholar Share Book Festival was held there and I was one of the authors able to present my story on the Mother Goose Stage! I felt like a Queen sitting on her throne, my subjects (a circle of children) before me, as I … [Read more…]
It’s been one year since the launch of my children’s book, The Bunny Poets, and I have two events I’m excited to share with you. First, a school visit. I had wanted to try this but wasn’t sure where to begin until I thought of Yountville Elementary School. Why Yountville? Because the school is near my home … [Read more…]
I want to thank Copperfield’s Books in Napa for hosting my Meet & Greet for The Bunny Poets Saturday. Thank you, Barbara Heppe for arranging the event and creating flyers. Not only did I sell a few books, but I met some interesting members of the community. Two teachers stopped by and bought books to read to their classrooms! One teacher asked … [Read more…]
Save the date! The Bunny Poets by Barbara Toboni Book Signing Party Friday May 18th, 2018 5pm to 7pm Reading at 6pm: Children welcome Refreshments and Fun! Please RSVP 707-257-2350 Jessel Gallery 1019 Atlas Peak Road, Napa Ca. https://www.jesselgallery.com/events.html This is a family friendly event. Jessel Miller and I would love to see you!
The other day the song “Getting to Know You,” popped into my head. Now it’s stuck there, but I don’t mind. Songs sometimes visit me, because they relate to what’s happening in my life. For now, the words seem to suggest it’s important to let people get to know me as a published author. In … [Read more…]
The Bunny Poets have arrived! Join me at Napa Bookmine, April 22nd, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to help me celebrate the launch of my new children’s book. First, I will talk about what inspired the story (a short bit) because I’ll want to get to the good part, reading the book! I can’t wait to share The Bunny Poets with … [Read more…]
Not only is March 20th the first day of spring it is also the release date of my new picture book, The Bunny Poets. There’s more news to hop about too. I plan to launch the book at Napa Bookmine, our local bookstore on April 22nd. I’m hoping you can join me to celebrate. I’m so … [Read more…]
My new picture book, The Bunny Poets, is about to be released! I am so excited that I will be able to share it with you soon. You’ll love the artwork by Sandy Ferguson Fuller, but I’m going to keep that a secret until I get the go ahead from my publisher, Tannya Derby at MacLaren-Cochrane Publishing. And … [Read more…]
When Patsy Ann Taylor left this world on Tuesday, October 10th, my critique group lost a dear friend and colleague. Patsy and I met about 15 years ago in a creative writing class, so I already knew of her work when I ran into her at a grocery store one day. Patsy was not shy. She walked … [Read more…]