Thank you to Google for reminding me that today is the 205th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. Google has a five-image series of Andersen's Thumbelina surrounding their logo today.Andersen was a Danish writer and paper-cut artist who not only recorded tales from the oral storytelling tradition (in the style of the Brothers Grimm), but who … Continue reading Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen
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Book Recommendations for 3rd & 4th Grade Boys
Emily, one of this blog's team members, and a grade school teacher, prompted this blog post. Actually, she asked me for this list over a year ago, and she knows how very, truly sorry I am that it's taken me this long to get it for her. Once I had done so, though, I thought … Continue reading Book Recommendations for 3rd & 4th Grade Boys
She said, He said: Novels with multiple narrators
A sales rep friend posed this question online today: I have a writer friend who is looking for YA (or adult) novels that are told in alternating voices. She wants examples where each character has a chapter and they go back and forth between points of view. It’s a bonus if the characters live in … Continue reading She said, He said: Novels with multiple narrators
Books and Tattoos
Penguin Publishers has found a way to combine two of my favorite topics - books and tattoos - into one magical moment. Okay, actually six magical moments.Penguin has created a new line of books known as Penguin Ink. Already published adult novels are getting a face lift with new cover designs created by tattoo artists. … Continue reading Books and Tattoos
Three Short Book Reviews
Here are three short book reviews I've been meaning to get to.All three books are teen reads. Two are sci-fi/fantasy, one is action-adventure. All three books have strong male and female characters. Though I hate to "gender" books, I will say that the third book, The Devil's Breath, is great for teenage guys, in particular. … Continue reading Three Short Book Reviews
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