Remorse and Atonement
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima and A Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes are modern classics. Told from the point of view of a child who witnessed the mistreatment of another, these are stories of remorse.
Eleanor Estes
Skinny Dip with Lynne Jonell
Favorite holiday tradition?
One of my favorite things ever is when we sit around the table at Thanksgiving and take turns telling what we are particularly thankful for, that year. I get a little choked up, especially when I listen to my sons.
Were you a teacher’s pet or teacher’s challenge?
I was a teacher’s pet up through sixth grade, and then teacher’s nightmare thereafter.… more
