Tag: books

  • Books. Children. Arts. Education!

    It’s never too early to consider your holiday gift list. Today, I present to you a lucky 13 list of primarily arts-oriented books for children. The wonderful thing about these books, which for me is a big-time measure of children’s book quality overall, is that adults will enjoy these books just as much as the…

  • John Schoenherr, Children’s Book Ilustrator, RIP

    Last week I learned of the death of the book illustrator, John Schoenherr. My favorite among  his work was his partnership with Jane Yolen on the Caldecott Award Winning children’s book Owl Moon. For my money, the Caldecott Award is a real measure of quality. Of course there are others like Newbery, Geisel, etc.  And,…