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Drawing Lessons for Kids with Mo Willems

March 27, 2020
In the time of social distancing due to COVID-19, Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence, Mo Willems, ...
When 'Here' Is Home, But 'Here' Keeps Changing — A Family Flees In 'Story Boat'

When ‘Here’ Is Home, But ‘Here’ Keeps Changing — A Family Flees In ‘Story Boat’

March 20, 2020
When illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh first read the manuscript of Story Boat, she recognized the children in it ...
Kids Around The World Are Reading NPR's Coronavirus Comic

Kids Around The World Are Reading NPR’s Coronavirus Comic

March 17, 2020
How do you explain coronavirus to kids? Last week, NPR published a comic, written by Malaka Gharib, ...

Lotte Reiniger: Animation Before Disney

March 12, 2020
Remembering Lotte Reiniger (1899 – 1981), who created the first feature-length animation, years before Disney. Read ...
'The Undefeated' Wins Caldecott, And 'New Kid' Picks Up Newbery

‘The Undefeated’ Wins Caldecott, And ‘New Kid’ Picks Up Newbery

February 24, 2020
It is a universally acknowledged truth that a curious reader in want of a good ...
Opera: Magical Lilies, A Family Curse & A Half-Winged Prince Take Center Stage in "The Thirteenth Child"

Opera: Magical Lilies, A Family Curse & A Half-Winged Prince Take Center Stage in “The Thirteenth Child”

July 22, 2019
This post first appeared on Once Upon a Blog on July 19, 2019.  Composer Poul Ruder ...