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A Declaration in Support of Children
Illustration by Vanessa Brantley-Newton Children’s literature may be the most influential literary genre of all. Picture books, chapter books, middle-grade and young-adult novels all serve the most noble of purposes: to satisfy the need for information, to entertain curious imaginations,…
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An update from La Casa Barichello
I’m alive! I have to send that text to Mom every so often when she hasn’t heard from me in a few days, just so she doesn’t worry at my absence and silence. I figured it was time to give … Continue reading
Is there such a thing as children’s literature?
I classify myself as a children’s author. But there are writers out there who believe that’s the wrong classification. Mind you, these writers haven’t addressed me personally. In fact, they don’t know me. But I know — and respect — … Continue reading
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Tagged children's literature, J.R.R. Tolkien, kid lit, Maurice Sendak, Neil Gaiman, reading, writing
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Writers and the value of doing nothing
[…] A writer is working when he is staring out of the window. — Burton Rascoe. I’ve been frustrated at the keyboard lately, struggling to get the tone of “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill” right. After several weeks of experimenting … Continue reading
Pokemon, Harry Potter, Stranger Things … oh my
When Pokemon Go was released in early July, my Facebook feed of twenty- and thirty-somethings was filled with cellphone shots of Rattata, Squirtle, Pidgie, Bulbasaur, and Charmander sitting on their kitchen tables, in their yards, on their work desks. At … Continue reading
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