A friend of mine directed me this morning to stories about writing from Children’s book authors and illustrators, and after reading through a lot of them, I got to thinking about all the favorites from my childhood and wondering why they stick with me.
One I don’t have to really wonder ‘why’ about is The Witch [...]
Today is the The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s 40th birthday and libraries and schools all over the world are having events to celebrate this wonderful book. Even Google has changed its logo for the day.
The book has lovely, silly illustrations and a message about a hungry caterpillar who grows to be a beautiful butterfly. After eating [...]
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Perfect children’s book.
Artemis Fowl is the genius mastermind of a huge criminal network.
He is also twelve years old.
His father is lost and presumed dead, his mother is suffering from a nervous breakdown, and their fortune needs to be restored. Artemis sets out to do it the only way he knows how – crime. [...]
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