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When a Map Is a Journey

March 7, 2021February 7, 2019 by Candice Ransom

The first map I remember was flashed briefly on TV, part of a commercial for Story Book Land. It aired on “Captain Tugg,” a local kiddie program. I adored Captain Tugg, so anything he endorsed must be gold. Like the home-movie type kid shows of the 50s and 60s, Story Book Land was a family-owned amusement park. And for my ninth birthday, I was going to Story Book Land!… more

Skinny Dip with Caroline Starr Rose

March 24, 2016March 1, 2016 by Vicki Palmquist

Which celebrity, living or not, do you wish would invite you to a coffee shop? Author L.M. Montgomery, of Anne of Green Gables fame. I’ve read all of her books several times over, including the journals she kept from fourteen until the time of her death. In fact, I’ve committed to revisiting Maud’s journals every ten years.… more

Skinny Dip with Amy Baum

October 20, 2015October 14, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

What keeps you up at night? The Disney version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I had to sleep in my sister’s room for 6 months after that terrifying cartoon. What’s the first book you remember reading? Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik. I loved Little Bear and his very functional family. Also, I thought it was simply magical that all of the letters spelled out a story.… more

When a Map Is a Journey

Skinny Dip with Caroline Starr Rose

Skinny Dip with Amy Baum

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