by Winona Howe | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog
Here’s the link: Cover Poll: Sita and the Prince of Tigers. Last week was both stressful and exciting. The stress came from working with an editor from Koehler Books, and the knowledge that the window was narrowing for any changes to be made. The excitement was...
by Winona Howe | Jul 4, 2022 | Blog
My truth about spring is that I wish it would never end. I’d like to see a full twelve months of spring and here’s the reason why. It’s just more beautiful. Way more beautiful. I live in Southern California and the hills around us are brown nearly all the year. But...
by Winona Howe | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog
I’ve never been one for getting up early—willingly, that is—at least not for the kind of day that is like every other day. It we are birding internationally, and the guide says we will need to leave the lodge at 4:30 am, I don’t have any trouble getting up at all....
by Winona Howe | Jun 7, 2022 | Blog
The primary election in California is happening today, but I’ve already voted, and here’s the acknowledgement that I did. Of course, I voted—I always do. I’ve voted in every election ever since I was a child. “What are you talking about?” you ask. “Children don’t...
by Winona Howe | May 26, 2022 | Blog
When I taught children’s literature (either classic or modern), I always took a survey the first day. I asked what books had already been read that were favorites, and then we talked about why the students had been drawn to these particular books and why they...
