Tomie dePaola’s Book of Bible Stories Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon In his Book of Bible Stories, Tomie dePaola tells the story of the birth of Jesus as follows: Jesus Is Born “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first…
Month: September 2024
Get Ready for Memoir Mondays – Create a Memoir Journal
I’m excited to say that I have decided to start a Once-A-Week Memoir Writing Event on Monday, September 23, 2024. I’ll call the even Memoir Mondays or #MemoirMondays. I’ve tried doing the all-month, every-day events, but that is almost impossible for anyone participating, as well as for me. I’ve researched the area of memoir writing…
The Illustrated Bible
Image Credit: Amazon Retold by Lois Rock Illustrated by Christina Balit 2005 The Old Testament The Making of the World The Story of the Garden of Eden The Tree of Knowledge Beyond the Garden The Story of the Flood The Flood Rises The Flood Falls The Promise of the Rainbow Abraham and the Covenant Abraham…
The Birth and Childhood of Jesus
“For unto us a child is born… And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 6;9 The Coming of Jesus. Luke 2: 2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should…
A Cheat Sheet for People [Like Me] Who Cannot Keep Up with the HBO Series Game of Thrones
When The Game of Thrones first aired on HBO, I only watched a couple of episodes. I knew that I would come back later to this master production, but I also knew that when I watched this series, I would need time to totally engage. I have watched the HBO series The Sopranos several times,…
Who Was Moses in the Bible?
“ABRAHAM, a descendant of Shem, one of the sons of Noah, was the father and founder of the great Israelitish, or Hebrew, nation. God chose him from all the people living on the earth at that time, for this purpose, promising that He would make his name great and that his descendants should have for…
Who Was the Bible Hero David?
“DAVID dā’ vĭd (דָּוִ֔ד, beloved one?). The son of Jesse of Bethlehem. “I. The life of David “A. His family. The genealogy of David is given several times in Scripture, the first being in Ruth 4:18-22. He is a direct descendant of Judah, Perez, Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (the husband of Ruth), Obed (the son of Boaz…
Happy Birthday to Tomie dePaola – Looking at dePaola’s Massive Contribution to People who Write for Children
Tomie dePaola was born on September 15, and today, I want to honor him. In addition to being a writer and a painter, I am also a gardener, and recently, I began looking at the healing properties of plants. As research often does, that research led me again to dePaola’s Strega Nona, the Grandma…
What Are the Healing Properties of Goldenrod?
I have allowed a large stand of goldenrod to thrive at the back of my property. Because it blooms when most of the other things growing in my garden have withered and died, I call Goldenrod the Queen of My Autumn Garden. For me, the fact that it makes a beautiful show is enough, but…
How to Lay Out a Picture Book – How to Weave Images and Words Together on a Page – Examples
In a systematic way, I am researching the wrting and illustrating career of Tomie dePaola. When I started this project, I was simply trying to think of a way to honor dePaola on his birthday–September 15. The prolific picture book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola was born on September 15, 1934. After I began my…