Tweet Since debuting in 1979, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain has been guiding people on how to improve their seeing skills in order to improve their drawing skills. I know art teachers who use it as well … Continue reading
Cindy Hudson
Tweet Shin Dong-hyuk is the only person known to escape from a political prison camp in North Korea after having been born and raised there. His story as told by Blaine Harden in Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable … Continue reading
Tweet Isabel lives her life through other people’s stories; old movies, old photographs and clothing she finds in thrift stores, and old books she repairs in the basement of the library. But when she finds an old postcard of Amsterdam … Continue reading
Tweet How did you decide you wanted to be a writer? I started to write—poems at first—in junior high, 7th or 8th grade. I had a series of teachers who taught poetry and encouraged writing, and I found that writing … Continue reading
Tweet Adrienne is sure her summer is going to be a disaster. Instead of spending it on a wilderness canoe trip in Canada with her best friend, she’s stuck at home in West New Hope, Delaware with a knee injury. … Continue reading
Tweet Here is a A conversation with Jessica Maria Tuccelli, author of Glow. You may also be interested in my review of her book. Glow is steeped in the geography and folklore of northeast Georgia and Southern Appalachia, yet you … Continue reading
Tweet Glow is a fascinating story that starts during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1940s and goes back in time to tell the story of a remote mountainous region in Georgia and the generations of … Continue reading
Tweet I have often checked The Children’s Book Review for recommendations when I’m looking for something to read. So I was thrilled when Nicki Richesin asked if I would contribute my family’s five favorites for a new monthly column by … Continue reading