Terry Farish's Blog, page 14

Aii Yee, Joseph! by OD Bonny and me is coming out with Groundwood Books.

OD and I met when he wrote a rap song for Viola (in The Good Braider). Now we’ve done a book together, Aii Yee, Joseph! I love this book because with OD, it’s an Acholi story. OD says, this is me when I was growing up. He came to Portland from Kyangwali refugee camp in...

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Announcement! OD Bonny and I collaborated on a picture book and it’s coming out with Groundwood Books

OD and I met when he wrote a rap song for Viola (in The Good Braider). Now we’ve done a book together, Aii Yee, Joseph! I love this book because with OD, it’s an Acholi story. OD says, this is

Resources for Remote Learning from Terry

A big welcome to you where ever you are in the world. I live with my family and dog near a creek and the ocean in southern Maine. Here, I’ve put together some reading and writing ideas. They’re for you to explore wherever you are connecting from. If you’re reading my books, I also welcome...

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Let’s Dance – a whirling leap into dances from many cultures

Valerie Bolling‘s and Maine Diaz‘s  Let’s Dance is a whirlwind of flying, stomping, spinning, leaping, somersaulting kids from around the globe showing moves from one of their country’s traditional dances. Diaz captures the pure joy of movement in her cartoon

Stories with Terry – The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup

Hello Friends, I’m reading one of my first books here, The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup. It’s illustrated by Barry Root and published by Candlewick Press. It’s the story of a cat and an old man who loved her, but not so’s you’d notice – which is offensive to the cat. And, as you know,...

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Ways to Find a Home: stories of migration

All of these books for children are about migration of some kind. As author Rosanne Parry writes in A Wolf Called Wander, "Migration is the heartbeat of the world."

A Celebration of African Publishing

This is not a new exhibit but it is an unmissable exhibit about the publishing of children’s books in African countries. Here’s a link to IBBY’s – International Board of Books for Young People – virtual exhibition, A Celebration of

Thanks, New Hampshire Humanities

“Sometimes ‘tell me more’ are the most generous words you can tell somebody.”  https://www.nhhumanities.org/news/new... “You could say Terry Farish is a story whisperer. For Farish, a writer, poet, and author, life is about words and storytelling.  But perhaps one of

Immensity – Reading with Immigrant Writers

I’ve been working with the talented staff of New Hampshire Humanities to create the New Voices project. We were matchmakers. We matched many New Hampshire poets with immigrant writers to work together with the goal of creating a community reading.

Why We Write the Poems

Sarah, aged 13, and I, with the poet laureate of our city and all of us in the photo have been gathering on Tuesday nights to write together and be part of New Hampshire Humanities New Voices project. Sarah, her