Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...

Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...: In 1914, Kay Neilson illustrated East of the Sun, West of the Moon As the nights grow longer and darkness arrives too soon, my though...

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr (Philomet Books, 1987) is also discussed along with many other children's picture books containing night-time or dark scenes.

 

Nonfiction Fest: FINDING THE RIGHT “CONTAINER” FOR YOUR WRITING

Nonfiction Fest: FINDING THE RIGHT “CONTAINER” FOR YOUR WRITING: By Jolene Gutiérrez In addition to writing for kids, I’ve worked as a teacher librarian at a school for neurodivergent learners for nearly 3...

 

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White: Wear a Purple Poppy began as a poem, written after I discovered the existence of the purple poppy while visiting the Shrine of Remembrance ...

 

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS: By Sarah Glenn Fortson     Recently, I’ve come across articles on the importance of knowing your strengths as a writer. We humans tend to fo...

 

 

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING A NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK: LEARNING THE RULES

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING A NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK: LEARNING THE RULES: By  Rebecca E. Hirsch   Writing a nonfiction picture book is fun, but tricky. It's tricky because picture books follow peculiar rules. ...

 

Buzz Words: Stillwater and Koo Save the World

 

Buzz Words: Stillwater and Koo Save the World: Stillwater and Koo Save the World  by Jon J Muth (Scholastic Press) HB RRP $26.99 ISBN: 9781338812312 Reviewed by Kellie Nissen Koo is a...