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November 9, 2017
The Power of the Picture Book
In honor of Picture Book Month, teacher Kurt Stroh is hosting on his blog a wonderful series called "The Power of the Picture Book," through the whole month of November. I'm so pleased that he invited me to join in today — take a look at the whole series and my contribution, "The Secret of It". At www.strohreads.
From The Little Island, by Golden MacDonald and Leonard Weisgard, 1946.
September 24, 2017
This House Was Once Paper...
I always have fun drawing and painting with children at schools, libraries, bookstores & festivals... whether splashing blue paint á la Blue Chicken, or simply drawing and making up stories.
Since This House, Once was released, we have been making "houses" together, and I thought I'd share this little project because it is engaging and so super-simple (and not messy!). We just fold paper or card stock in half, cut and fold a door — and then kids can draw, color, decorate inside and out. For the littlest house-makers, you can do the cutting and folding.
Take a look at these houses — and then try it!
August 29, 2017
Back to School
It’s that time of year again — my books are going back to school.
What will the new school year bring? ...
Read the rest in my latest eNewsletter — here. And be sure to scroll all the way down, for a special offer for my eNews subscribers!
June 21, 2017
One, Two, Three... an Oak Tree
If you aren't familiar with singer/songwriter Emily Arrow, you should be. And not just because she created a wonderful song and video (which I adore, of course) about my book, This House, Once... Emily brings picture books and music together in the loveliest way!
You can read here about how her recent move inspired Emily to write this song.
May 26, 2017
Big Idea, Small Story
I loved chatting earlier this month with Carter Higgins, author, K-6 librarian, and insightful reviewer of picture books. We talk about creativity, the fact that I am plot-challenged, and a few other things...
Take a look, at her blog, Design of the Picture Book.
Sketch from THIS HOUSE, ONCE, Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ©Deborah Freedman 2017.
March 9, 2017
Chatting about This House, Once
In anticipation of the publication of This House Once, I had the honor of chatting recently with two wonderful picturebook friends about my newest book. We talked about things like inspiration, making one's home an art-friendly environment, and if I weren't writing books, what would I be doing? You can read those interviews here:
Mile High Reading: Interview with Dylan TeutLife's an Art: Interview with Faith Hough
©Deborah Freedman 2017, This House, Once, Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
February 28, 2017
The Beauty of Mud (and Books)
Today I celebrate another book birthday!
In honor of the publication of This House, Once, its lovely editor, Emma Ledbetter, has written a wonderful post for the Nerdy Book Club — it is here. I hope you will take a look!
At my fifth birthday party, there was a hole in the backyard. A really, really big, muddy hole...
This House, Once, Atheneum BFYR
February 23, 2017
Can a House Dream?
When I was a child, we never moved once. I’ve always felt lucky to have spent my entire childhood living in one comfortable house...
Read the rest, about This House, Once, in my latest eNewsletter — here.
From This House, Once, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, February 2017.
The World Through Blue-Tinted Eyeballs
February 18th was World Read Aloud Day. What fun! I Skyped with eleven school all around the U.S. Here's a class whose teachers prepared for our visit by looking at the world through blue-tinted eyes... inspired by Penguin Young Readers' "Educator's Guide to the Works of Deborah Freedman".
Many thanks for this image, to Stephanie McCreary and Allison Stout of Pattonville Schools in Missouri!
