The Comfort of James Herriot’s Stories
I don’t know if you are watching All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece Theater on PBS these Sunday nights, but if you’re not, you are missing something wonderful.
England
Skinny Dip with Heidi Hammond
For this interview, we visit with Heidi Hammond, associate professor at St. Catherine University in the MLIS program, long-time school librarian, and author of Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books: a Guide to the Illustrations, along with co-author Gail D. Nordstrom.
Which celebrity, living or not, do you wish would invite you to a coffee shop?… more
Beyond the Page
by Vicki Palmquist
I’ve been savoring Quentin Blake: Beyond the Page (Tate Publishing, 2012), a book that is replete with photos, illustrative art, and all the many ways Mr. Blake’s art has adorned many aspects of life “beyond the page.”
In his own voice, we hear of the places illustration has taken him. With something near a state of wonder, Mr.… more
Bookstorm: Catherine, Called Birdy
In this Bookstorm™:
Catherine, Called Birdy
written by Karen Cushman
published by Clarion Books, 1994
Newbery Honor book “Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life.” Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man – any rich man, no matter how awful. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing.… more
published by Clarion Books, 1994
Newbery Honor book “Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life.” Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man – any rich man, no matter how awful. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing.… more