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
Category Archives: Reading
Literacy
I have written so much recently about the pleasure of reading and wanted to post a little about another side of the coin, literacy. What is Literacy? A UNESCO definition says « A literate person is one, who can, with understanding, … Continue reading
Reading Rocks!
Forget “Beam me up Scotty.” Reading can transport me more rapidly than any time machine to another world, another dimension, another place. For me a book affords me this trip in a manner no movie can. I start to … Continue reading
Writers read. Readers write.
Few authors did not spend much of their childhood, nose buried deep in some book. Few writers have not continued this passion into adulthood. Yet with the pressures of keeping the blog up-to-date, trying to keep to our daily, allotted … Continue reading
