Welcome Meish Goldish   Meet MEISH GOLDISH Writing Friend Here's Meish -- Meish Goldish, that is. I met Meish in the early 1990s. I had just started my writing career and I wanted so much to know other writers . . . "real" writers, people who loved writing as much as I did. I was also teaching first grade and had a student teacher, Barbara Burton (Thurber). Barbara and I spent hours and hours discussing our love of teaching and my love of writing. Then one day she told me about Kelly, a friend of hers, who knew a "real" writer. "Ahh, wouldn't it be wonderful if he would come to our class and give a book talk," I mused. So, I asked Barbara to ask Kelly to ask Meish if he would come to our class. (Sounds so highschool-ish, doesn't it, but I was scared out of my mind to call him.) But, when I finally did call him, he was so nice and I was shocked when he said he would come to do a book talk with my class. Way back then I didn't realize that writers charge a lot of money to do these visits, but Meish wouldn't take any money. He did it for the love of the craft. I quickly ran out and bought his book titled, THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT and began reading it to my class over and over and over. It was a rhyming book and the Kiddles loved it. They loved to chime in on the last word of each couplet. "Mr. Little lived in Glome. In a cozy little _ _ _ _." (The missing word is "home," but you knew that.) Soon, the Kiddles had the book just about memorized. It became such a part of our classroom and each Kiddle wanted his very own book. So, I arranged for each to purchase a copy. What fun it was to see their proud faces when Meish gladly autographed their books for them.     Meish sharing his new book   More than ten years have passed since I first met Meish and he still comes to my classroom every year bringing his newest creations to share with the Kiddles and me. We look forward to his visit all year as we read some of his many books. Here are some of our favorite titles. ANIMAL POEMS FROM A to Z JOKES, RIDDLES, and POEMS PAPER PARTY GIRAFFE GROWS UP HOW PLANTS GET FOOD WHAT is a FOSSIL? 101 SCIENCE POEMS and SONGS for YOUNG READERS Thank you, Meish!   Barbara Seuling Writer, Mentor, Friend     Meet BARBARA SEULING Writing Friend & Mentor I first got to know Barbara while I was a chat host for the Children   Barbara and I just hanging out   Writers, Laura Stevenson and Franklin Reeve also spent a day discussing their writing endeavors. (Franklin Reeve is the father of the late Christopher Reeve, Superman) Paula Morrow, Executive Editor of Ladybug & Babybug was a featured guest, as was her writer, husband, Bob Morrow.   Vermont Workshop Writers   Meet the VERMONT WRITERS Every year Barbara hosts a writing retreat near her Vermont home. Writers gather from all over the country to talk writing and practice their craft. In 2004 I trekked to Vermont to share in this experience.   Vermont Writers Walking Vermont Pathways   Vermont Writers at The Landgrove Inn Babbling Brook   Writing is a Lot of Fun   Vermont Farmhouse Writing is Hard Work   I Love That Line!   Relaxing, Listening to the Readings   THE VERMONT COUNTRYSIDE . . . . . . was so quiet. No planes! No trains, subways, or taxis! In this very rural area of Vermont, there were very few cars, too. It was a writer's paradise. When we weren't working on our lastest piece or assignment, we did take time to stroll through the dirt roads listening to sounds of birds, horses and babbling streams . . . just hearing the quiet.

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