Explore how individuals use various methods to overcome anxiety and loss with Raina Telgemeier’s GHOSTS.
True Friends: The Who, What, When, and Where Behind Four Special Books
Share this Postever wondered about the origins of authors' ideas?One of the most common questions asked of writers is, "Where do you get your ideas?" It's not unusual for authors ...
My Early Works: Evan Turk
Author-illustrator Evan Turk shares some of his earliest work and talks about how the books he made as a child are connected with the picture books he writes and illustrates today.
Look Inside THE STORYTELLER
Mel Schuit takes us inside the book to get a closer look at the artwork in Evan Turk’s THE STORYTELLER.
Keeping Storytelling Traditions Alive
Evan Turk’s picture book THE STORYTELLER was inspired by Moroccan hlaykia, or public storytellers, and the ways their tales and traditions bind generations together. We highlight some amazing efforts to carry on centuries-old traditions and to build new ones, all through storytelling.
Connecting to Our Pasts and Shaping Our Futures
In The Storyteller, a young boy uses the power of oral storytelling to share a miracle with his neighbors. Lauren Davis explains how we can bring such miracles even closer to home by making oral storytelling part of our children’s bedtime routine.
Books for Better: Kids with Unique Abilities
One of the most significant ways we can prevent those with unique abilities from being stigmatized is to open the doors to discussion and conversation. Kids need to ask these hard questions- their curiosity is not just acceptable, but should be encouraged. It is up to us, the parents, to show our children that though we may all face different challenges, these challenges and unique attributes are not walls that separate. Instead, they should be scaled and celebrated, enabling all children– all people– to see that despite our physical or mental differences, we all share the same beating heart and desire for inclusion, love and acceptance underneath. This is the goal.
Friendship, Fun, and Waffles in NARWHAL: UNICORN OF THE SEA
Mel Schuit explores friendship, fun, and waffles in NARWHAL: UNICORN OF THE SEA, the first book in Ben Clanton’s Narwhal and Jelly Book series
All The Wonders: Our First Birthday!
Happy First Birthday to us!
Person, Place, and Thing: Finding Perfect
Elly Swartz shares the real-life person, place, and thing that inspired elements of her debut middle-grade novel, FINDING PERFECT.