Reflection on Winning the Newbery
When you win a Newbery award one of the questions you are often asked is, “How did you react when you learned of your award?”
When you win a Newbery award one of the questions you are often asked is, “How did you react when you learned of your award?”
A recent article in the New York Times, Daniel Bessner reports on the massive falling off of the study of history, the teaching of history, and, inevitably, the decline in the learning of history.
Starting this week, I will be reading a new book to a class of 6th graders. I’ll be reading it even though it is not truly finished.
A good number of years ago, when living on the East Coast, I spent leisure time during many a weekend wandering about flea markets looking for old children’s books and British 18th-century prints.
Can one separate the book from the person who wrote it? I want to. But it troubles me.
As we approach a new year perhaps it’s time to answer a reader’s question: “In what years,” she asked, “do your books take place?”
Christmas can mean many things to many people. For my part, I greatly enjoy Christmas, in particular the Christmas books I love.
I recently received a letter from an elementary principal and media specialist who wanted to let me know that their school did a “one book” reading program that, to my delight, used one of my books!
Research for your novel? Trust me. No matter how obscure a topic, someone has written about it.
It’s that time again: I have to decide what my next book will be. It’s hardly a simple decision. I will be living with that choice for the next two years—at least.