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
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Tag Archives: Renata Liwska
Rahele Jomepour Bell – Illustrator Interview
I encountered Rahele’s work through this year’s Tomie de Paola SCBW illustrator competition where the prompt was: to illustrate a moment from a passage from Philip Pullman’s version of “Little Red Riding Hood” from FAIRY TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM (Viking, … Continue reading
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Tagged Errol Le Cain, Feodor Rojankovsky, Fritz Baumgarten, Hans Arnold, Illustrator interview, Iran, Kam?l ud-D?n Behz?d, kay Nielsen, Little Red Riding Hood, Marla Frazee, Maurice Sendak, picture books, Rahele Jompour Bell, Renata Liwska, SCBWI, Sultan Muhammad, Tomie Di Paola, Yuri Vasnetsov
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Book Recommendation – Once Upon A Memory
My final choice of the year for Picture Book Perfect Friday just happens to be one of my absolute favorite releases this year! Title: Once Upon a Memory Author: Nina Laden Illustrator: Renata Liwska Published by Little Brown, December 2013 Ages: 3-6 Themes: Memory, cycles of … Continue reading
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Tagged Little Brown, Nina Laden, Once Upon a Memory, picture book, Renata Liwska
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Illustrator Interview – Diandra Mae
I don’t know about you, but when I have time, I spend my first half hour in the morning with a coffee and perusing social media, especially FB, and I confess, some illustrators’ daily doodles I search out regularly for … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice, and Luke Pearson, Crockett Johnson, David Small, Diandra Mae, Garth Williams, illustrator interviews, Isabelle Arsenault, James Marshall, Juana Martinez-Neal, Marla Frazee, Martin Provensen, Melissa Sweet., PD Eastman, Peter Brown, picture books, Renata Liwska, Richard Scarry, Sara Varon, Sergio Ruzzier, Sid Hoff, Viviane Schwarz, William Steig
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