Where readers and middle grade books take center stage — featuring Elizabeth Starborn as The Writer
February 8, 2017
You may have seen a play that was based on a book. You may even have seen a play that was based on a children’s book. But have you ever seen a play based on a children’s book, done entirely by puppets? There is a very cool-sounding theatre in south Minneapolis called In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre that is doing just that. Even their name…
November 11, 2015
Today I’m sharing a book that’s a little different from those I usually share. Since today is November 11, observed here in Canada as Remembrance Day and in the United States as Veterans Day, I wanted to share something that suited the day. Title: War Horse Author: Michael Morpurgo Publisher: London: Egmont, 1982 (there are many editions of this book) Genre: Middle Grade fiction Audience Age: 10 and up Themes/topics:…
February 18, 2015
I’ve been doing a lot of reading in the last while, and I’ve read some fantastic books. I want to share three of them with you today, in brief. With each of them, although the key problem the main character faces is a challenging one, and many things help them learn to deal with it, the arts in some way helps them discover much about themselves and about how to…
February 11, 2015
You’re probably used to cheering on a school team in sports. Today we’re cheering for some actors as they advance to State finals for one act plays. East Central High in Minnesota impressed the judges big time as they performed in the play that garnered them first place at the Section 7A Minnesota State High School League One-Act Play competition on Saturday, February 7, 2015. EVERY judge awarded them first…
January 13, 2015
Before the holidays, I dipped into the large, photo-filled, information-packed book Broadway: The American Musical, as I wrote the first two parts of this series. Now I’m watching the PBS series from 2004 — the book was published as a companion to the series. I highly recommend watching the series. The six episodes take you through the history of Broadway (at least until 2004) with narrative, film clips, commentary from…