Beatrix Potter’s lovely farmhouse, Hill Top, taught me how this children’s author worked. As an artist first, she would sketch scenes in her house and garden. And then she would add her little animal characters, so carefully drawn and lifelike, and make her story book.
I didn’t know Patrick Brontë, father of famous authors Charlotte, Emily and Anne, was a homeschool hero.
What could I find out in Bath, U.K., about the real Jane Austen? The writer, the woman. This was a major question on my recent trip to England.
While in England, I did a bit of time traveling. Those stone circles are just full of space-time energy, you know, and I was able to take advantage of that. See?
What inspired C.S. Lewis for his Narnia tales? I looked around Oxford recently for an answer to that question, and I found this odd lamppost.
Another writer, K.A. Cummins, suggested we create a fractured tale for our main characters from our very-different family-friendly stories. She
Great news! The audiobook is out for my award-winning short novel for kids 12-14, The Long Shadow. It’s a time
Would you love to find a free unit study guide for a good book your child hasn’t read yet? I
What am I thankful for in 2020? This strange 2020 year was the one where I got to think about
I’d heard this anime-style 2016 feature film praised by some in the industry, so I decided to watch it. My
Dear White Christian by Aaron J. Layton Published 2017 by the Committee on Discipleship Ministries, Lawrenceville, GA Nonfiction, 120 pages
My great-aunt, Ella Hough, was an amazing artist. I know because I have her sketchbook. She was born in 1868
