In 1952, a book appeared that redefined children’s literature. “A lap is so you don’t get crumbs on the floor,” it proclaimed. “A mustache is to wear on Halloween. A hat is to wear on a train.” The book didn’t even try to tell a story. Instead, it spoke in associative logic and whimsical spot … Read more
Northeast from Rockland on Highway 1, past the small city of Belfast and an artist co-op called the Lupine Cottage, is the Blue Hill peninsula. The area may be best known for being the setting of McCloskey’s “Blueberries for Sal” and “One Morning in Maine,” and, of course, “Charlotte’s Web,” the climax of which takes … Read more
In an essay that accompanied the 2021 exhibit “Speechless: The Art of Wordless Picture Books,” at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the children’s-book author David Wiesner laid down milestones for the genre to which “Bunny & Tree” belongs. Wiesner started with “What Whiskers Did,” by Ruth Carroll, from 1932, a joyous work … Read more
Former Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Abigail Musida has authored and launched her second children’s book titled I am Shudu: Finding My Voice, Knowing My Strength. ALSO READ: Paris Hilton candidly opens up about why she used a surrogate FINDING HER MAGIC Musida’s first book, Shudu Finds Her Magic, is inspired by her own childhood and the … Read more
