Jacki Kellum Telling a Story at Square Books Jr, in Oxford Free Story Hour Every Saturday Morning at 9:30 26 South Main Street | Water Valley, Mississippi Most people in Water Valley do not realize this, but before I moved back to the South, I was a professional storyteller in New Jersey. Because I love…
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The Relatives Came – Perfect Picture Book – Why?
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Illustrated by Stephen Gammel Cynthia Rylant has written a plethora of successful books for children, and Stephen Gammel’s illustrations never cease to amaze me. I have several books written by Rylant, and I have several books illustrated by Gammel. In my opinion, The Relatives Came is a perfect merger…
November is National Memoir Writing Month – Harvest Your Past Day 1 – Describe November
I write memoir for several reasons — least of which is to create a book of memoir. I write memoir to prime my writing pump. I write memoir to allow my writer’s voice to rise to the surface. I write memoir to connect with the author within myself. A few years ago, I coined the…