Joyce and I have known one another for many years. She led quite a life. Born in Oklahoma on May 25, 1938, the state was the setting for many of her books. At the age of 10, her family moved to California where she learned the...
In classrooms across America, children celebrate their birthday. A common practice is for parents to provide cupcakes for this event. Well - instead of a cupcake, why not encourage all parents to donate one book to a class or school library, something that will last. Imagine -...
It is with great sadness to hear of the death of Lois Duncan this week, a wondrous, warmhearted, witty woman.I don't know if anyone knows the tale she shared with me but it is quite story. In 1989, Knopf published her SONGS FROM DREAMLAND a book...
One of my earliest collections was a book of poems called ME! published by Seabury Press in 1970. I worked with a young, enthusiastic editor, James Cross Giblin. We adored one another - our thoughts, our thinking, our philosophies. ME! was to be an early picture...
In November, Marilyn Nelson will be the l9th recipient of the prestigous National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. In the late l970's when the Award was being discussed, I served on the NCTE Board of Directors. Both Bernice (Bee) Cullinan...
