This post could be subtitled “A Cautionary Tale.” Last Monday, I blogged about the joy inherent in the artistic expression of children. I remember feeling that joy myself. I liked my art big and bold and life-size, if possible. Mum used to tell of going into the spare bedroom where she’d covered the bed with …
For people who haven’t yet met Erik and his sister, Josie, they are both bloggers who are also very creative and inspiring people. Erik’s blog can be found at This Kid Reviews Books, and that’s what the blog focuses on for the most part, his book reviews. Erik, aka “This Kid” is 10 years old, …
Interviewing Erik and Josie — Wednesday Worthy Kids! Read More »
This month I’m blogging about “different ways of seeing.” This week we’re taking a look at kids’ art. On April 16th, as part of my A to Z posts relating terms from the arts to writing, I talked about the stages of a child’s understanding of art, culminating in the stage of “naming” – being …
This blog post from the New Victory Theatre just has to be shared! It’s about the best description of and list of tips for encouraging imaginative play in small children that I’ve ever read. The fact that it highlights how a theatre troupe is doing this just makes it all the better. Please click and …
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Title: Symphony City Author/Illustrator: Amy Martin Publisher: San Francisco, CA: McSweeney’s McMullen’s, 2011 Genre: Picture book, fiction
As I mentioned in Monday’s post, I am honored today to be interviewing Jay Fishman, Executive and Artistic Director of the Minnesota Sinfonia. Jay was the founder of the Sinfonia, which is a professional orchestra offering all its concerts free to all who want to have access to their music. This policy was inaugurated under …
Music in the Schools, Minnesota Sinfonia — Spotlight Worthy Read More »
One of my favorite quotes about the arts is one from an interview with Katherine Anne Porter in The Paris Review. It is about the influence and impact of the arts in general, but also, I believe, speaks to the importance of the arts in children’s lives as well as the lives of adults. “Human …
Title: Amelia Makes a Movie Author/Illustrator: David Milgrim Publisher: New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2008. Genre: Picture book, fiction