I believe very strongly that we writers and illustrators have a responsibility to the children who will be accessing our books to produce the best possible books we can. Children deserve high quality, well-written books. There are many ways to ensure that we are giving kids the quality reading experience that we strive for every …
Access to Books is Crucial for Kids — Part 2, The Role of WRITERS Read More »
My mother spent a couple of years in the early 1970s as a kindergarten teacher. She said it was readily apparent at the beginning of the school year which children had been read to, and which hadn’t. Reading with children is crucial to their development. Not only does reading stretch their imaginations, it helps them …
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Twenty years ago, Emma Walton Hamilton, her husband Steve Hamilton, and their friend and colleague Sybil Christopher realized a dream when they opened the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York. (Note: the article about Sybil Christopher, from 1994, is very long, but is fascinating, uplifting reading. Take the time to drink it in.) …
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By Word of Beth is back in action! For five days recently, I had the amazing experience of being a part of the Stony Brook Southampton Children’s Literature Conference, part of the Arts Summer at the Stony Brook Southampton University Campus in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York. As you can see from this …
Stony Brook Southampton Children’s Literature Conference, July 11-15, 2012 Read More »
Since I interviewed one of the authors of this book, Emma Walton Hamilton, here on my blog on Wednesday, it seemed appropriate to share Simeon’s Gift today. In the interview, Emma mentioned that one of the books she and her mother have collaborated on had its origin in a story they wrote together when …
EMMA WALTON HAMILTON is a best-selling children’s book author, editor, educator and arts and literacy advocate. She has co-authored over twenty children’s books with her mother, Julie Andrews, six of which have been on the New York Times best-seller list, including The Very Fairy Princess series (#1 NY Times Bestseller), Julie Andrews’ Collection Of Poems, Songs And …
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The Wednesday Worthy concept is taking a breather this week before launching in to an incredible series of interviews in June. After a fairly intense month in April with all those blogging challenges and platform challenges, here a challenge, there a challenge, everywhere a challenging challenge, May needed to be — and was — a …
“Tra-la! It’s May!” (I promise I won’t sing the whole song for you. Not on my blog, anyway. I can guarantee I’ll be singing it at home though, because I am very glad it’s May.) (If you want to hear the song in its entirety, go to iTunes and download the original Broadway recording of …