Roller Skates
by Ruth Sawyer
Age: 8+
Interests: strong girls, history, New York City, city life More
Roller Skates
30 Jul 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: American history, Christmas, cities, city life, history, New York, strong girls, theatre
Shen of the Sea
17 Jul 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 6+ Tags: China, dragons, folktales
Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children
by Arthur Bowie Chrisman
illustrated by Else Hasselriis
Age: 6+ (read to); 8+ (independent reading)
Interests: China, folk tales, dragons
The Summer Sloooowdoooooown
03 Jul 2013 2 Comments
So after the end-of-school frenzy and Canada Day hoopla things here at RarestKindofBest have slowed down quite a bit. Such is the beauty of summertime. I’ll post whenever I can but Activities of Vital Importance will continue to get in the way (ie. trips to the beach).
this is what my yesterday looked like
Another reason for my neglect here is that I am currently putting together the curriculum for a Summer Writing Camp for Kids. Information about this venture is on my other blog, my “officialish author’s blog“. If you know kids who are interested in writing, you might steer them to that site, as I’ll try to post writing tips, prompts, and examples there. I’ve also got animation related posts and links to great short films there, as well as (wait for it) information about my YA novel Eldritch Manor.
Enough self-promotion… Happy summer everyone!
Vintage Children’s Book List
03 Jul 2013 1 Comment
in Books, Illustrators
The blog No Time for Flash Cards has a nice list up now, 27 Vintage Books Every Child Should Read.
The Story of Ferdinand (Wikipedia)
One book jumped out at me from the list, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Just reading the title conjured up in my mind the amazing, amazing illustrations by Robert Lawson: the odd-looking men from the city, the expression on Ferdinand’s face when he sits on the bee, the cork tree with actual corks dangling from it, the ladies at the bullfight, the rage of the matador… This book is a masterful example of the power of illustrations, as well as a wonderful tale of pacifism and remaining true to yourself.
If books from my childhood are now considered vintage, does that make me vintage too? I prefer the term classic…
Books on the list that I’ve reviewed here:
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Other books illustrated by Robert Lawson:
Rabbit Hill
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