Monthly Archives: May 2012
Summer Reading
Recently, I stumbled across this article in the New York Times: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/summer-must-read-for-kids-any-book/ It’s a great article, that talks about the importance of letting children choose their own books, especially over the summer. Have you ever heard of the “summer slide?” … Continue reading
“On Three Ways of Writing for Children”
“I think there are three ways in which those who write for children may approach their work; two good ways and one that is generally a bad way.” So begins C.S. Lewis’s short essay, “On Three Ways of Writing for Children.” The … Continue reading
Jack Gantos and Childhood History
The protagonist of Jack Gantos’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, Dead End in Norvelt, who just so happens to be named Jack Gantos, spends a summer, grounded, learning about the history of his town from a quirky old woman who lives down the … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Writing Exercises
Goodbye, Maurice
It would be a shame to let the month pass without mentioning the death of a crucial writer for children. As most of you know, on May 8th, Maurice Sendak died at the age of 83. His work was crucial because … Continue reading
Filed under Authors, Book Reviews, Thoughts on Children's Literature
(More) About Me
It was always my dream to write books for children. But I was always afraid. Children’s literature occupies a magical space in my mind. I had learned how to write–but writing for children was something else altogether. When I was … Continue reading
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