Today I welcome Lisa Doan to World Reads, a blog that features interviews with authors who’ve written a story set outside of the United States for children or young adults.
What is the title of your book? The pub date … Read the rest! >
World Reads
The Repression of Icons Birthed Palekh Miniatures and Led to the Emergence of Russian Fairy Tales Worldwide
Long, long ago, over the course of three centuries the little village of Palekh emerged as one of the leading centers of iconic painting in Russia. Its face and long traditions, however, changed dramatically after The Great Revolution of 1917. … Read the rest! >
Q & A with Christy Hale: DREAMING UP: A CELEBRATION OF BUILDING
It gives me great pleasure to welcome Christy Hale to World Reads, a blog that features interviews with authors who’ve written a story set outside of the United States for children or young adults.
What is the title of your … Read the rest! >
THE BOOK THIEF: A Brilliant Prologue
When I was a child, whenever I saw the word ‘Prologue’ in a book, I immediately skipped over it and headed straight to chapter one where I was more likely to be planted into the action and heart of the … Read the rest! >
best dog books – NIKOLENKA’S CHILDHOOD written by Leo Tolstoy (1852) and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (1963)
A few weeks ago, Tami Lewis Brown sent me a link and asked me if I had seen the borzoi illustrations Maurice Sendak had done for Nikolenka’s Childhood, Leo Tolstoy’s first publication and near autobiographical account of his childhood.… Read the rest! >
