by Susan Gabriel | Jun 25, 2013 | Children's Books, Writers and writing
In your work, do you fit into a “box”? Do you do just one kind of thing? Or do you have diverse interests and talents? As a writer, I am not very consistent, so I hate to be assigned fiction categories. My first novel was contemporary fiction. My...
by Susan Gabriel | Jan 19, 2012 | Books and Reading, Children's Books
I think you’ll love this Jane Yolen interview. For a writer so notoriously prolific (closing in on three hundred titles, according to Wikipedia) Jane Yolen is notable for maintaining a high standard of writing across many genres, including poetry, picture book...
by Susan Gabriel | Sep 20, 2011 | Books and Reading, Children's Books
I love Velveteen Rabbit quotes and I hope you do, too. Margery Williams’ 1922 children’s classic, The Velveteen Rabbit, reminds us of what it means to be a genuine. It also...
by Susan Gabriel | Aug 24, 2011 | Books and Reading, Children's Books
Childhood books make a difference in our lives. The common wisdom out there is that if you loved books as a child, you are often a reader long into adulthood. And sometimes our favorite books can have a huge impact on us. They can make a difference in how we see the...
by Susan Gabriel | Jun 3, 2010 | Children's Books
I had never heard of The Rainbow Goblins book until recently. I love it when readers comment on these blog posts. A lot of people are email subscribers and hit reply and I get their comments via email. I received an especially lovely one after the What Is Your...
by Susan Gabriel | Jun 2, 2010 | Children's Books
According to Writer’s Almanac, children’s writer Margaret Wise Brown was born in Brooklyn (1910). She preferred playing outdoors to reading, but when she went on to boarding school and then to Hollins College in Virginia, she studied English and hoped to...
