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Here's a picture of me
with my DOG, Rosie.
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Growing up, I had no idea
I would become a WRITER.
In fact, writing scared me!
But life is full of surprises.
I've written over 100 books!
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I started simply.
I had my ideas,
paper and a pencil.
(It was a very BIG pencil
because I have lots of ideas!)
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Later I got a computer.
Here I am...
Wait! That's not me.
It's Rosie!
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That's better.
Writing can be a lonely job.
There are no teachers, kids,
or other people around.
A pet makes good company.
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I spend much of my day writing.
Anything and anyone
can inspire me.
I even wrote a book about
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When I'm proud of the story,
I share it with an editor.
Come meet Thea Feldman
at Disney Press.
OOPS! What's Rosie doing there?
I hope Thea won't mind.
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Whew!
Thea's happy to meet Rosie.
(Who wouldn't be, right?)
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Editors help writers
make their stories
as good as they can be.
Um, excuse me Rosie,
that is not your chair.
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Good news!
Thea likes my story!
She wants to publish it!
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Good news for Rosie, too.
She's an official
Mouseketeer!
Go, Rosie!
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Editors, art directors,
illustrators, and printers
are a few of the people
who work hard to turn a story
I write into a  you read.
To each of them I say.
THANK YOU!
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And thank YOU for visiting my site.
Do YOU like to WRITE? Do YOU want to TRY?
Here's an IDEA:
If Rosie were your dog,
Where might she follow you? What would happen there?
Write a STORY or a POEM. Draw PICTURES, too.
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Here's a poem
I wrote about Rosie.
SHAGGY DOG
by Stephanie Calmenson
I have a shaggy dog named Rose.
She has hair that grows and grows
And grows and grows.
Past her eyes, past her nose
It goes way down to her toes.
Can she see? I don't suppose --
Unless, of course, a big wind blows!
Poem copyright ©1994 by Stephanie Calmenson. Reprinted from Give a dog a Bone written with Joanna Cole, published by Scholastic Books.
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Activities pages to come. Please visit again!
To hear Stephanie say and speak
about her name, click here.
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