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5 Books To Help You Think Carefully About Children's Books
And Elizabeth Hardwick on literary criticism: "Without it, works of art would appear in a vacuum."
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Creativity as an Antidote to Despair
An encouraging message for artists
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Maurice Sendak: The Artist Who Loved Words
Notes on writing, sentences, words, rhythm, and connections
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How to Write a Newsletter the Right Way
and why sometimes you should do it wrong
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How to Beat Summer Boredom: Read Picture Books
And the Bay Area city with two of the best independent bookstores
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The Little Island
“This is a wonderful wild place."
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The Moonbow Library: Maurice Sendak
What to read, watch, and listen to.
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The Moonbow Guide To Buying Used Books
The thrill of the hunt! Thrifting tips & tricks for finding cool old books.
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MOONBOW IS THREE!
Does critical reaction encourage superior books?
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Life Lessons From a Little Bear
and how imagination can improve society
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5 Things We Can Learn From Margaret Wise Brown
"Is it non­sense, is it brilliance?"
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"I think the virtue I prize above all others is curiosity."
A quote by A.S. Byatt, two crows called Steve, a curiosity spiral, and the unbearableness of the Los Angeles fires.
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A Year in Fragments
The marvelous is fleeting and enduring
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What Makes a Great Picture Book?
And other questions I answered for SHELF, a new picture book magazine
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