What to Read to Children: Finding Book Recommendations in Unlikely Places
What you read as a child (whether read aloud to you or read to yourself) says a lot about who you are. […]
Rumer Godden’s “The Doll’s House” and the Lesson of Beauty Found in Old Things
Rumer Godden’s imaginative stories for children evoke fairy tales. At once sumptuous and innocent, many of her stories, like The Story of […]
The Super Great World of Super Great Kids’ Stories
Storytelling is best done in person. There’s no substitute for the human voice communicating a tale in the here-and-now. But, alas, in […]
Habits as strings in “Uncle David’s Nonsensical Story about Giants and Fairies”
“It is very important, Harry, to choose the best course from the beginning,” observed Lady Harriet. “Good or bad habits grow stronger […]
Who was Elsa Beskow?
Beskow was a renowned Swedish author and illustrator. She was born Elsa Martmaan in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1874. Elsa was the second […]