A book by this husband and wife team begins in dim, blue light conducive to sleeping, and ends in bright, colorful sunshine. Name the author and illustrator of this book. Answer: Don and Audry Wood. The book in question is The Napping House.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Tuesday Kid Lit Trivia, Oct. 19, 2021
This illustrator's cozy portraits of a darkening bedroom with green walls, a red rug and striped curtains won't win any interior design awards, but kids find the pictures comforting. The illustrator is Clement Hurd, most famous for his pictures for Goodnight Moon and also for The Runaway Bunny, both by Margaret Wise Brown.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Tuesday Kid Lit Trivia, Oct. 12, 2021
Welcome to the first edition of Tuseday Kid Lit Trivia! This week's question is: A California author was in his 60's when he wrote a novel, based on a true story, about a girl who spent 18 years alone on an island, eventually befriending the wild dog that killed her brother. What color appears in the title?
And the answer is: Blue. The book is "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell.
Friday, October 8, 2021
Old friend, possibly new writing work
Jim and I had a gorgeous trip to New Mexico, riding the Cumbres & Toltec historic steam train through the brilliant fall colors. We drove home and the next day I got together with a writing friend I met 10 years ago at Highlights Chautauqua, Linda Rose Zajac, out here visiting Aspen with her husband. Her latest book is Robo-Motion--which shows how robots can be designed to mimic animal movements. She does work for hire, and, coinidentally, I had just recieved an e-mail from my agent while I was out of town, asking her clients if they'd be interested in work for hire! After talking to Linda I decided to give it a try. We'll see what happens!
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