About Natisha
I'm a writer, artist, freelance editor, scientist, Cub Scout Den leader, and mother of two very active boys. I write picture books, easy readers, short stories, science experiments for kids, and middle grade and YA novels.
Since leaving my research scientist position at a major pharmaceutical company, I have been a freelance editor for a publisher of scientific textbooks, an editor for trans... More
Natisha's Blog: Wandering Words - Recent Posts
| 11/16/2009 | Rochester Children's Book Festival - 2009 On November 7th, we had another great book festival this year. Thirty-nine authors and illustrators were there signing books and doing presentation. As always, parents had to drag their kids out of the festival. My youngest even did two of the... Read the rest of this post |
| 11/10/2009 | NaNoWriMo Okay, so my friends talked me into doing NaNoWriMo again, and I’m miserably behind in the word count. I’ve decided that I just don’t work well in the NaNoWriMo state of mine. I can’t regurgitate words that will be tossed... Read the rest of this post |
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| Books Recently Added to Natisha's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
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| Books 1 - 4 of 7 from Natisha's bookshelf, View all 7 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. The Secrets of the Cheese Syndicate (Paperback, 2009) Author: Donna St. Cyr |
Ages 9-12 | 9/20/2009 | |
| Natisha said: My son recently read it and is urging his teacher to read the book to his class. This story has it all: adventure, mystery, mythical creatures, a twist of humor, and of course cheese. The story drew m...more tags: I read, I recommend | |||
| 2. Paris Pan Takes the Dare (Hardcover, 2009) Author: Cynthea Liu |
Ages 9-12 | 9/20/2009 | |
| Natisha said: I often read books before my children because I love children's literature, and I like to suggest books that will not only entertain but enrich my kids' experiences in literature. When I picked up a c...more tags: I read, I recommend | |||
| 3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Hardcover, 2007) Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick |
Ages 9-12 | 2/16/2009 | |
| Natisha said: I'm not one who generally reads graphic novels or pictureless books, and I'm not sure how to classify this book other than a novel with lots of pictures. I enjoyed it. The combination of images and sm...more tags: I read | |||
| 4. The Wednesday Wars (Hardcover, 2007) Author: Gary D. Schmidt |
Young Adults | 2/16/2009 | |
| Natisha said: I loved the humor in this book and how historical events meshed with the story without overpowering it. tags: I read, I recommend | |||
Profile Comments
Comment by Jennifer Burrows on 10/29/2009 12:09:09 PM:
Hi Natisha, You are a busy lady! I try to get as much freelance work as possible as well. We should exchange tips sometime. See ya next week. Jennifer
Hi Natisha, You are a busy lady! I try to get as much freelance work as possible as well. We should exchange tips sometime. See ya next week. Jennifer
Comment by Natisha LaPierre on 2/27/2009 5:27:19 PM:
Thank you, Kim.
Thank you, Kim.
Comment by Kim Kasch on 2/26/2009 4:01:22 PM:
Love those frogs.
Love those frogs.
Comment by Natisha LaPierre on 2/8/2009 12:11:23 AM:
Aida, I'm really not sure what you are asking. I see that you've added a book to your bookshelf and marked it as having read it. The only other thing you could do with the books in the bookshelf is leave a comment in the comment field.
Aida, I'm really not sure what you are asking. I see that you've added a book to your bookshelf and marked it as having read it. The only other thing you could do with the books in the bookshelf is leave a comment in the comment field.
Comment by Aida Ruzana on 2/7/2009 11:54:55 PM:
Hello can u tell me me what can i do the book when i add it?
Hello can u tell me me what can i do the book when i add it?
Comment by Cynthia Iannaccone on 1/30/2009 7:02:30 AM:
see you at Borders
see you at Borders
Jennifer, I'd like that!