Posts by Beth
Jennifer Kirkeby — Wednesday Worthy
It is an absolute joy to me to have a guest post today from Jennifer Kirkeby. Jennifer is a fellow member of the 12 x 12 picture book challenge, and the Children’s Book Hub Facebook Group, and I am so grateful that because of these groups I have come to know Jennifer, at least a…
Read MoreLlama Llama Sneak Preview!
This post is intended to whet your appetite for Jennifer Kirkeby’s guest post tomorrow about adapting Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama Red Pajama for the stage. I am grateful to Jennifer (and to the photographer, Bruce Challgren) for allowing me to use these photos on my blog. Sit back, get ready — the curtain is about…
Read MorePlaying by the Book — Stage and Screen Adaptations
Before I get to the subject at hand, I want to say that I’m delighted and honored that Sandra Hershenson is interviewing me today on her blog. To read that interview, you may click here. (But please come back to read this post!) And now, to stage and screen adaptations — Just over a week…
Read MoreApril Fool, Phyllis! — Perfect Picture Book Friday
I am doing a second Perfect Picture Book today, to give us a taste of April Fool’s Day (coming up before you know it), and to celebrate Phyllis, the young groundhog of this book, who is going on a very exciting book tour this month. Quoting from the author’s website: As we speak, 2 copies…
Read MoreLights on Broadway — Perfect Picture Book Friday
This is the first of two Perfect Picture Books today. Title: Lights on Broadway: A Theatrical Tour from A to Z Author: Harriet Ziefert, with Brian Stokes Mitchell Illustrator: Elliot Hreloff Publisher: Maplewood, NJ: Blue Apple Books, 2009
Read MoreTony Walton — Wednesday Worthy
In our society, some actor’s names are household words. Most people can name a film director or two (or more). Some playwrights and screenwriters are known by name. Quick — name a set designer. Or a costume designer. (Without looking at the title of this post!) Unless you keenly study film credits or the small…
Read MoreDo Re Mi — Perfect Picture Book Friday
For the first PPBF in Behind the Scenes Month, we’re going behind the scenes in the creation of musical notation. Title: Do Re Mi : If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido d’Arezzo Author: Susan L. Roth, in association with Angelo Mafucci Illustrator: Susan L. Roth Publisher: New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Read MoreYou Are a Gift to the World — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: You are a Gift to the World/The World is a Gift to You Author: Laura Duksta Illustrator: Dona Turner Publisher: Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2011
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