Published: Mar 27th, 2020
In the time of social distancing due to COVID-19, Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence, Mo Willems, “explore[s] ways of writing and making” despite being stuck at home. He also answers children’s… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2020
When illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh first read the manuscript of Story Boat, she recognized the children in it immediately. Kheiriyeh’s family fled Iran after war broke out in 1980 — she remembers what… Read More
Published: Mar 17th, 2020
How do you explain coronavirus to kids? Last week, NPR published a comic, written by Malaka Gharib, geared to children about the newly discovered virus. NPR also recently published the comic in Chinese. Since… Read More
Published: Mar 12th, 2020
Remembering Lotte Reiniger (1899 – 1981), who created the first feature-length animation, years before Disney.
Published: Feb 24th, 2020
It is a universally acknowledged truth that a curious reader in want of a good book needs only direct their footsteps (and questions) to the nearest librarian. Librarians, after all,… Read More
Published: Jul 22nd, 2019
Opera: Magical Lilies, A Family Curse & A Half-Winged Prince Take Center Stage in “The Thirteenth Child”- World Premiere July 27 This post first appeared on Once Upon a Blog… Read More
Published: Jul 10th, 2019
Art by Denver Balbaboco (click name for portfolio link) IG: denvertakespics (see IG & image details at this link) Halle Bailey is to be Disney’s newest princess as Ariel in the upcoming Disney live-action… Read More
Published: Mar 11th, 2019
Join us for a screening of “Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin” on April 4, 2019. The documentary centers on the life of acclaimed feminist writer Le Guin. The film,… Read More
Published: Jan 30th, 2019
On Wednesday, February 6th, 2019, the University of Florida will host a conversation with youth activists and legal and climate science experts defending the rights of all Floridians to a… Read More
Published: Jan 17th, 2019
Alachua County Library, Gainesville Florida I spent a delightful Sunday afternoon with graduate students, professors, and librarians discussing Caldecott contenders. The event was organized by the District and the University… Read More