It’s Release Day for Strawberry Tea!

Strawberry Tea, a picture book about sharing, officially releases today! A tale about the power of kindness and generosity, Strawberry Tea features the whimsical art of illustrator Sara Thompson. Available wherever children’s books are sold!

Kidlit resources for homeschoolers

As a homeschooler, my greatest challenge was also my greatest joy: spending all day, everyday, with my kids. I loved learning with them, seeing their faces light up when they mastered something and finding ways to tailor the learning to their strengths. But it wasn’t all fingerpaint and field trips. It was also finding ways…

Inspiration for Writers

As writers, we may feel that our most productive time is spent getting the words down. But where do we find those words to begin with? And when we are burned out and our well is dry, where can we go for inspiration? Are you a writer first? A mom? A dad? Are you a…

Thank You!

To all of you who have purchased a copy of any of my books, I wanted to say thank you! For the teachers who have bought books for their classrooms, for librarians who are using the books for reading clubs and subscription boxes and for everyone who has gifted one of my books to a…

Creativity in Marketing

I was struck recently by the concept of imagination. Why did God give us an imagination? One reason, perhaps, is to fuel our creativity. To allow us to think more broadly and give us a chance to consider things we might not have considered if we were to think logically all the time. The gifts…

It’s release day!

Letters in the Woods officially released today! I am overwhelmed by the support we have had. Everything from messages to shared posts to pre-orders. Thank you all so much! The book will also be available as an ebook for those who prefer to read on a device. There was a slight delay but I was…

Letters in the Woods update

Letters in the Woods will be released on June 30, 2021, my mother’s birthday. She has been gone for many years, but I like to think my mom would have enjoyed reading it to her great grandchildren! Letters in the Woods is available online for pre-order now!

Off to the printers!

Letters in the Woods, an early literacy picture book, has been sent to the printer! Holding the proof in my hands was wonderful but watching my four-year-old granddaughter read through it was surreal! Letters in the Woods will be available soon from retailers everywhere! Author Susan Reimer & Illustrator Sara Thompson with Letters in the…

Literature: An antidote to isolation and tragedy

Years before Susan Vreeland wrote the best selling novel Girl In Hyacinth Blue, she attended a gathering where she observed the great love of a family, the Hollys, in which both parents were blind. Below, Vreeland recounts the result of her conversation with their daughter Faith about the obstacles her parents faced in marrying and…