Harold and the Purple Crayon is a sweet and short children’s book written and illustrated by Crockett Johnson. This inventive little book is not one that I had read as a child, although I wish it had been! It manages to combine so many elements that are so own to a child’s world: adventures, exploring, […]
Over the span of two weeks, at the end of July and the start of August, the births of four legendary British authors of children’s literature are being celebrated. What is more, all four of these fascinating writers have had movies made about their extraordinary lives! Not only are all four of these authors women, […]
Norton Juster is an American author who was born on the 2nd of June 1929, thereby making today his 90th birthday! New York born and bred, he came from a family of architects and practiced architecture himself for many years after serving in the U.S. Navy during his late twenties. He is best known for […]
