Cicely Mary Barker Archives

There can be a real thrill in testing out an idea you’ve read about. Is it true? Does it hold up to […]

Illustrators Who Offer Books of Beauty

With so many ugly books for children, finding books of real beauty is unlikely to happen regularly without intention. Thankfully, once you […]

Many women feel strongly that children are an obstacle to their success. A fresh wave of proposed government handouts promise to once-and-for-all […]

Cicely Mary Barker was an artist renowned for her whimsical images of flower fairies. The pictures are at once realistic portraits of […]