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I recently brought to your attention two wonderful elephant books in my post Love, Loss, and Elephants. (Read it here.) This week I bring you two more wonderful elephant books.
Today’s first wonderful elephant book: Kate DiCamillo, Newbery Medal wining author of The Tale […] What childhood stories have stayed with you? The Oz books? Narnia? Harry Potter? When those fantastic imaginary worlds are in the public domain, we readers get to enjoy clever spin-offs by other authors inhabiting those same mythic worlds. League of Archers by Eva Howard is one of those clever spin-offs. The […] I usually stick to book recommendations in this blog—mostly those books of roughly the same genre as my own. But I’m making an exception today by recommending a movie to my fans: Hidden Figures. You’ve got to see it!
The connection to my books is thematic. Both my books and […] Today’s book recommendations are thematic—for big-hearted elephant-loving readers. Love, Loss, Elephants…
One Amazing Elephant by Linda Oatman High is the poignant tale of twelve-year-old Lily Pruitt mourning the death of her grandfather with the help of his circus elephant, Queenie Grace.
“Alternating between the points of view of Lily and […] Have you ever dreamed of discovering your own fantastical fate? Of learning you are powerful beyond your wildest imaginings? I have. It’s one of the things that led me to write The Curse of the Neverland. If you have, you’ll like today’s recommendation. It has themes and circumstances in common with my books and characters, […] Footbridge leading to the Museum of Glass I just took an Artist Date to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma! Nothing like watching creativity to spark more creativity… Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way (and brilliant related works) coined the term “Artist Date.” She assigned an Artist […] What are your Creative Tools? All of us need help in our creative lives. Sometimes we want more creative flow, sometimes we can’t keep up. What kind of help do you need, and what tools can help? This week I talked with a friend who has been experiencing a rush of inspiration such […] Do you remember the wonderful story “The Sword in the Stone?” What you won’t remember, is the wizard’s dog! Enter: The Wizard’s Dog, by Eric Kahn Gale. It’s a clever reimagining of the tale told from the perspective of Merlin’s dog, “Nosewise.” Here’s the summary:
“When his master and best […] A story of laughter and tears to go with today’s book recommendation, Lucky Strikes, by Louis Bayard. Two weeks ago I spent a long weekend in my hometown—Northfield, MN—and packed more memorable moments into three and a half days than normally pass in a handful of months. I could tell you a bunch of stories […] |
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