February 2012
18 posts
The Craft and Magic of Picture Books →
A post that nicely shows the complexity and depth in a picture book and the skill and care that go into making it.
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Reading...
When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman
“It had been an adventure to me, that was all. An adventure most people said was make-believe, but I had seen it and so had my brother. A year before, it had loomed towards us out of the mist, a large brass bell floating on the waves as if it had been carelessly dropped from some heavenly steeple. It was a bell that called no one to prayer, and yet...
“I was taken out to luncheon and offered, with great ceremony, the opportunity to...”
– Ursula Nordstrom
This quote makes me so, so happy! Thanks, Judy Brunsek! via Shelf Awareness
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Elvis
Karen: he’s older Elvis. I was expecting Teddy Graham Elvis.
Me: Teddy Graham?
K: yeah. You know. What was that song he sang?
Me: teddy bear?
K: that’s the one.
Reading...
Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
