Tuesday Kidlit Trivia for November 18, 2025

 This author/illustrator was born in New York City in 1946, but his love for nature led him to raise his own children in the woods of Vermont, where he and his wife live in an old farmhouse. He began his career illustrating nature stories for magazines such as Ranger Rick and Jack and Jill. He went on to create 132 books, with titles like Raccoon on His Own, Rabbit and Raindrops, and Otters Under Water, which provide facts with the gentle tone of a grandfather. My personal favorite of his books is Every Autumn Comes the Bear, written in 1996, following a bear as he prepares to hibernate. This is Jim Arnosky.

Tuesday Kidlit Trivia for November 11, 2025

 A huge thank you to all the Veterans who have kept our country safe and free. There is one American hero who has often gone unrecognized. Everyone knows the name Paul Revere, who rode his horse for 20 miles to spread the warning that the British were coming. But few know the name of the 16 year-old girl who rode twice as far through enemy infested territory in the Hudson Valley in 1777 to warn her father's regiment of a coming British raid. There are over a dozen children's books written about her, and a statue of her on her horse stands in Carmel, New York. She is portrayed brandishing the stick she used to smack highwayman that got in her way. This is Sybil Ludington, who was personally thanked by George Washington for her service.

Tuesday Kidlit Trivia for November 4, 2025

 As an unemployed commercial artist from Indiana, he really wanted to illustrate children's books. He took his portfolio to New York City where fifteen editors turned him away. One told him his work wasn't very good, that no one would want him to illustrate books, and maybe he should try writing his own. So, he did, naming a character after his own little girl and featuring a large animal. His series has sold over 126,000 books. This is Norman Bridwell, author/illustrator of the Clifford the Big Red Dog series featuring the character Emily Elizabeth.