The Resonant Roar of Quiet Books

This post is reprinted from “The Mitten,” the blog of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, Michigan Chapter – based on a discussion with author Kristin Lenz   Emma D. Dryden recently celebrated the 8 year anniversary...

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...