teresa m.i. schaefer

#inktober #MonsterChores #Storystorm #ReFoReMo #SCBWI #ChristmasColoringCountdown

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

Orange orbs scattered far. Vines twist. Stems snap. Pumpkin waits. Will he be picked and warmly lit? Pumpkin wishes. This 60-word lyrical tale takes Little Pumpkin from patch to porch. #PBPitch #L #Holiday

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch When Maia wakes from a dream that Mommy left her a Valentine, she is saddened to find no Valentine, no Mommy. Later visiting her mother’s grave, Maia realizes some dreams do come true. #Holiday #Grieving

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch Oz-like imagery mirrors a child's experience of divorce. Adrift on a sea of tears, a child climbs upon the front door to his family home and falls asleep. He awakes to ‘one’ family in two homes – with doors on snug. #Divorce

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch “Harumph,” huffs Horace as he turns the world to dust. No voice of cheer. No tickles. No jokes. When no one can dissuade Horace from mad, he stomps his way to his quiet place where he lets the dust settle.

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch Young Queen Bean detests mean. Stinging Bees – OUT. Hissing Cats, Bully Boys, Mean Girls – OUT! OUT! OUT! Will casting all the ‘mean ones’ out suit the queen? Alas, she concedes, their crimes may be no worse than a mean Queen Bean.

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

@DeaLenihan Thank you!

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch Jolly Z. Jester has lost his jingle and the Queendom is in a royal tizzy. Until – SWISH, SWOOSH, SWAASH – Little Mouse finds a ‘Mona Lisa’ solution to the Jester’s lost jingle.

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

@NaomiDanis Thank you!

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch A child’s busy day winds him through an alphabet of activities from early morning catching Caterpillars to catching Z’s at bedtime. #PBPitch #C

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@TamaraGirardi Thank you!

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@SarahPBWriter Thank you!

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch Santa is ready, so he thinks. A list that is long, a moon that is bright, a Ho Ho that's merry on Christmas Eve night. What could he be missing? The ever-gentle Mrs. Claus holds the ‘gift’.

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch Owl hoots, bats click, and fox bark. As a young child prepares for bed, the animals of the night mirror the activities and antics of bedtime – And, waking. Cock crows. #L #C #84words

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch In a boat, in the heart of the Bay, Baby William decides today will be his birthday. When the motor won’t start, fish and waterfowl deliver him to a nest perfect for human babies.

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch When Pamy decides candy corn is a vegetable, Boss Pea and his Pea-ple must organize their efforts before there is mutiny at the dinner table. #GN

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch Orange orbs scattered far. Vines twist. Stems snap. Pumpkin waits. Will he be picked and warmly lit? Pumpkin wishes. This 60-word lyrical tale takes Little Pumpkin from patch to porch. #L #Holiday

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

#PBPitch With bravado akin to the Gingerbread Man, the Big Blue Crab scuttles, swims, & snaps his way past the fishermen who seek to eat him. #STEM

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

Young Queen Bean detests mean. Stinging Bees – OUT. Hissing Cats, Bully Boys, Mean Girls – OUT! OUT! OUT! Will casting all the ‘mean ones’ out suit the queen? Alas, she concedes, their crimes may be no worse than a mean Queen Bean. #PBPitch

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

A child’s busy day winds him through an alphabet of activities from early morning catching Caterpillars to catching Z’s at bedtime. #PBPitch #C

[teresa m.i. schaefer @TMISchaefer]

Santa is ready, so he thinks. A list that is long, a moon that is bright, a Ho Ho that's merry on Christmas Eve night. What could he be missing? The ever-gentle Mrs. Claus holds the ‘gift’. #PBPitch