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Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day
It’s Multicultural Children’s Book Day! One of my favorite multicultural books growing up was “Julie of the Wolves” by Jean Craighead George. (It’s not like the titular character’s name is what originally attracted me to the book … or like … Continue reading
The ultimate children’s story prompt generator
Last night I passed the Wal-Mart clearance section on my way to the auto section. My goal was to enter the store, find fuel injector cleaner, and leave with spending less than $5. It was hard to pass up the … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged children's literature, creativity, inspiration, kid lit, literacy, writing, writing prompt
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Imaginary’ [A.F. Harrold, Emily Gravett]
My previous news editor used to say, “Every good story begins with a question.” He wasn’t telling us the first sentence of an article had to end with a question mark. Instead, it was his advice for finding a starting … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged A.F. Harrold, book review, children's books, children's literature, Emily Gravett, kid lit, The Imaginary
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Reading books to inspire writing books
With the start of a new year comes the start of work on “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill,” my in-progress middle grade novel. To get in the proper frame of mind, I’ve kicked off my year with reading “How Angel … Continue reading
Kid lit isn’t just for kids
The name of the genre might be deceiving, but the truth is, kid lit isn’t just for kids. There are those who disagree (Ruth Graham outraged half the Internet in 2014 when she said adults should be embarrassed to read … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged children's books, children's literature, kid lit, literacy, literature, reading
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