literacy | Liam O'Donnell

Virtual Visits and Real Questions Answered

by liam | Mar 12, 2017 | appearances, comics, education, literacy, media

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been busy visiting schools talking to many young comic fans about writing and creating comics. And for some of the most fun visits, I haven’t even had to leave my office! I love doing virtual visits with schools around the...

New books for you and a new Masters degree for me

by liam | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, education, literacy

When I get busy, I get quiet. And the last few months I’ve been very busy. Since the spring I’ve hunkered down and: finished two new books for young readers (here and here) written a whole bunch of papers in pursuit of a Masters of Arts: Early Childhood...

Five Books to Get Your Gamer Reading

by liam | Jan 18, 2015 | literacy, Teacher's Guide, video games, writing news

Last week, I dropped by the fantastic Pragmaticmom blog to share my book picks to get gamers reading. I also shared a version of that of that post on the GamingEdus blog. So I figured, I might as well share on my own blog, too! So here it is in all its glory. Enjoy....

My Print on Demand fail is your win

by liam | Dec 13, 2014 | Battle of the Blocks, literacy, video games, writing news

I’m not good a keeping track of stuff. My desk is a collection of piles of papers, books and gadgets that I tell myself is organized into a “system”. But it’s not. It’s just what it looks like: piles of stuff. Being this way is not a...

Tank & Fizz Advanced Reading Copy actually exists!

by liam | Sep 30, 2014 | comics, literacy, Tank & Fizz, works in progress, writing news

It seems every day I come home there’s something cool waiting for me in the mailbox. On Friday, it was this. Today, it was the awesome book pictured below: That’s right, Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede became a little more real today....