"Haiku!" said my friend: free print-ready poster and activity sheet

I'm gradually adding free print-ready posters and activity sheets for young poets on my POETRY FOR YOUNG READERS page (where you can also find info about my own poetry background).

First up: I've turned my "Haiku!" said my friend poem into a free, print-ready poster which prints on a sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper.

Preview Haiku poster - Download Haiku poster

I also created a free, print-ready poetry worksheet:

Preview Haiku activity sheet - Download Haiku activity worksheet

You can find ALL my free, print-ready material in Debbie's Free Print-Ready Archive For Teachers, Librarians, Booksellers and Young Readers.

Blueberry Bicycle Girl

Today's doodle was inspired by blueberries and a Peter Golkin quote.

“My two favourite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.”

Fun with a French fry

Getting distracted while chopping strawberries

I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.

New comics, art and writing in my weekly newsletter

So as you may have noticed in my sidebar, I have a new weekly newsletter. Some people signed up for it last year (thank you!) but I only ended up sending out 1-2 issues. Starting recently, I've started it up again and this time, I'm going to be more regular about it.

Why a newsletter? I've been resisting for years because I lacked the time. The truth: I didn't make the time.

The idea of a newsletter appeals to me because sometimes I post more often on social media than I do on my blog, and sometimes I want to keep some of these posts in a place that's easy to find later. I also sometimes come across especially inspiring or useful or funny things online and would like to share a few of them.

Anyway, here's a page where you can browse the archives and (if you'd like) subscribe.