It is an absolute joy to me to have a guest post today from Jennifer Kirkeby. Jennifer is a fellow member of the 12 x 12 picture book challenge, and the Children’s Book Hub Facebook Group, and I am so grateful that because of these groups I have come to know Jennifer, at least a…
This post is intended to whet your appetite for Jennifer Kirkeby’s guest post tomorrow about adapting Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama Red Pajama for the stage. I am grateful to Jennifer (and to the photographer, Bruce Challgren) for allowing me to use these photos on my blog. Sit back, get ready — the curtain is about…
I am a firm believer in the importance of the arts in children’s lives. That is perhaps readily recognizable through the tagline of my blog, “Writing, Reading, the Arts, and Life.” For me, those four things are inextricably entwined. Drama, dance, music, the visual arts – they all have the capacity to enhance a child’s…