The Mitten

Emma D  Dryden shares ideas about what makes a “quiet book” roar in “The Mitten,” the SCBWI Michigan Chapter Blog  05/18  

Listening, Learning, and Living Fully

I am listening. I am learning. I am collaborating. I am fighting. I am convincing. I am yielding. I am angry. I am heartbroken. I am celebrating. I am mourning. I am proud. I am confiding. I am comforting. I am instigating. I am soothing. I am challenging fears. I am...

When a Dream Comes True

We feel cold but we don’t mind it, because we will not come to harm. And if we wrapped up against the cold, we wouldn’t feel other things, like the bright tingle of the stars, or the music of the aurora, or best of all the silky feeling of moonlight on our...

Adjusting

Well, we’ve made our BIG move from New York City to Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, and I’ve been learning what it takes to adjust.The dictionary defines “adjustment” as “the small alterations or movements made to achieve a desired...