Joanna Marple
In my 20's, with only my guitar and a rucksack, I wandered the continents, immersing myself in the lives of some wonderful people, projects and stories, which changed the way I view my responsibility to others and this earth. Right now I'm a European transplant in the US who writes books for children and young adults. Stories can help us not only navigate our world but can connect us to others, and allow us to inspire and help each other. I believe that equity and empathy should be at the core of our all actions, words, and stories. I am also a school librarian and I get a kick out of book-matchmaking! And I use the pronouns she/her.
Diverse Children’s Books
12×12 Challenge
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Books and Words
I enjoyed the interview so much last week with Miriam King about “Librarian on the Roof” that I decided to review a few more book and word loving picture books today. It’s a Book by Lane Smith. This is a … Continue reading
Campaign Challenge #1
Rach’s first challenge is a 200 word flash fiiction challenge with the opening lines “The door swung open”. I have already read a slew of strong, varied and talented entries and decided to write outside my normal genre … Continue reading
Librarian on the Roof – Interview with M G King
Today we get to celebrate with author M G King, the one year anniversary of her Picture Book, “Librarian on the Roof”. Librarian stories were some of my favorite read-alouds when I was a school librarian, and what can be … Continue reading
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Tagged Author interview, Librarian on the Roof, MG King
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