Posts tagged wizardofoz
Rejected - But Hopeful
Rejected - But Hopeful

Choosing to carry on when the creative journey gets hard, and finding encouragement in kidlit classics that were initially rejected.

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Into the Woods
Into the Woods

Traditionally, kids’ books are more likely to warn of the dangers awaiting readers who stray off the path and head into the woods, than encourage us to seek out their solitude. Is it time to have a rethink? Celebrating the portrayal of woodlands in kids’ books - and a wonderful example to redress the balance.

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goodtoread, fairytales, illustrator, authors, memoir, classicsTim Warneswoodland, forests, simonjames, windinthewillows, wizardofoz, littlewolf, ianwhybrow, tonyross, lfrankbaum, kennethgrahame, ernestshephard, goodtoread, dawnchorus, birds, johnlewisstempel, oralstorytelling, marine, blogComment