Posts by Beth
PPBF #1 from the Archives — Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
This was first posted in November 2011 on my old blog. Title: Chrysanthemum Author/Illustrator: Kevin Henkes Publisher: New York, Mulberry Books (an imprint of William Morrow & Co), 1991
Read MoreAugust Augmented Fifths — 3/5 — Dragon: Hound of Honor by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton
It’s an August Friday, one-fifth of the Fridays in August 2012, and that means that I’m sharing with you an “augmented fifth” middle grade novel — a book that has augmented my life, has enriched my life, and that I am happy to recommend to others. Since my Monday post this week talked about writing…
Read MoreAugust Augmented Fifths — 2/5 — Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
As a reminder of what these “augmented fifths” are all about, I quote from last Friday’s post: For the five Fridays of this month of August, I’m going to introduce you to some middle grade novels that to me are particularly noteworthy, that have augmented my life and led me to growth and discovery. I…
Read MoreAugust Augmented Fifths — 1/5 — The Keeper of the Trees by Beverley Brenna
The word spelled a-u-g-u-s-t has at least two meanings. The most obvious is the month we are currently in, the eighth month of the year. August. But “august” can also mean something particularly noteworthy, something esteemed. In music, an augmented fifth is a type of chord that uses a note slightly higher than a normal…
Read MoreWhat a joy — and an honor!
You may recall my post about five-year-old Jedi Warrior, Renn, who underwent a 72-hour Video EEG in hospital last week. In his honor, one of my writing colleagues, Marcie Colleen, declared it to be Renn Week on her blog. As part of that, she hosted a story pitch contest, in which entrants were to write…
Read MoreOne year ago today…
One year ago today, my dear chum Jan and I were celebrating her birthday on the banks of the Thames, at the end of a wonderful week in Walton-on-Thames and environs. The day before, we had cruised down the Thames through Kingston and on to Richmond, we’d had fish ‘n’ chips and mushy peas at…
Read MoreSag Harbor, New York
I am so grateful that I decided to spend a couple of days vacationing in the Hamptons after the Stony Brook Southampton Children’s Literature Conference was over. (If you missed my post about the conference, you may read it here.) It was a lovely area in which to relax. Emma had given me a list…
Read MoreRemembering Blake Edwards. July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010
In tribute to a man who touched my life and the lives of countless others in brilliant and lasting ways, I am repeating my blog post from last year (with slight modifications). Blake — your work lives on, but you are greatly missed.
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