3 At noon of that same day in the first week of August, Winnie Foster sat on the bristly grass just inside the fence and said to the large toad who was squatting a few yards away across the road, “I will, though. You’ll see. Maybe even first thing tomorrow, while everyone’s still asleep.” It…
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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit – Read Chapter 2
Chapter 2 “And so, at dawn, that day in the first week of August, Mae Tuck woke up and lay for a while beaming at the cobwebs on the ceiling. At last she said aloud, “The boys’ll be home tomorrow!” Mae’s husband, on his back beside her, did not stir. He was still asleep, and…
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit – Read the Prologue and Chapter 1
Prologue “The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of…
Throwback Thursdays Book & Movie Club Meets ThisThursday August 21 – Readings from Tuck Everlasting Included in This Post
The first meeting of the Throwback Thrsday Book & Movie Club will be this Thursday Night, August 21, from 6:30 – 8:30. at Jacki Kellum Studios = 26 South Main – in Water Valley, MS Throwback Thursdays is an adult-only club. I’ll serve tea, water, and coffee. If anyone prefers wine, he or she should…
Miss Jacki’s Favorite Songs & Dances for Story Hours – Free Story Time at Jacki Kellum Studios
I am thrilled that Sydney Hanson, who illustrated my picture book,The Donkey’s Song, also illustrated the book version of Raffi’s Rise and Shine. Because I truly love children’s books, I will be selling both new and old books at Jacki Kellum Studios. I’ll be selling new copies of all of Raffi’s books: Songs to Read….
The Artist’s Way on Wednesdays – A Free Event Challenge from Jacki Kellum Studios Breakfast Club — A Program for Blocked Creatives
Beginning today, Jacki Kellum will offer a free online challenge: Write Morning Pages to restore your inner balance, to restore your creativity, and to make yourself whole. Although writing is the vehicle for restoration, Writing Morning Pages is not merely for writers. Writing Morning Pages is an activity that will help EVERYONE function more creatively….
Tuesdays with Tomie – Jacki Kellum Studios Free Breakfast Club Program – Practicing Turning Our Memories into Picture Books – Begins September 9, 2025
For too many reasons to name, Children’s Literature is my favorite genre to read and study. While Tomie de Paola is not my favorite Picture Book Creator, he is the best I know to study to learn to turn memories into picture books. Because de Paola is both a prolific writer and an illustrator, he…
Push Yourself – Keep Learning to Stay Young & Productive
While I watched my carpenter install my new door sign and Push Plate today, I thought that this plate needs to be the motto of Jacki Kellum Studios — Push! Here I am — “pushing” 76, and I’m pushing myself to start a new business, but I am also asking people around me to push…
Children’s Bookstore, Free Saturday Story Hour, & Family Book Club Coming to Water Valley
Today, as I was packing the things I am taking to my new arts space in Water Valley, I made sure that some bookcases and children’s books were amidst the loads of arts supplies. For me, the word “arts” has a broad definition. I paint, draw, write, make textile arts, etc. But writing for children…