Remember George and Martha? If not, it's time to get acquainted with these two hilarious hippos. Many thanks to froogalism.com for giving me the chance to review one of my all-time favourite collections of stories for children. Read the review at froogalism.com.
Author: lauraalary
This is a great interview with an amazing artist. Sue Todd illustrated my book, Mira and the Big Story, and some of the photos in the article show her in the process of making linocuts for that story. Read the interview at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) blog.
My Interview with Gary Neal Hansen
A recent interview with a good friend (and fellow writer). Read it on garynealhansen.com.
Books for Reflecting
Thank you to Jerusalem Greer for including Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter, on her recommended reading list. See the list at Jerusalem Greer.
Laura Alary on What Inspires Her to Write Picture Books That “Make Us Bigger on the Inside”
I originally wrote this blog post for Picture Book Theology, but it was re-posted to Essential Spirituality. If you're interested in the background to some of my books, this is place to find out! Read the post at Essential Spirituality.
Make Room – a book review
Thank you, Katie Munnik, for a lovely review of Make Room! Read the full review at Presbyterian Record.
Living Lent With Children: a kids’ book review
"Making Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter by religious educator and children’s author Laura Alary, explores Lent and Holy Week in accessible ways for young children... Alary has a rare gift of talking about deep things in a way that children can understand."––From the Review Read the full review at Thoughts, Prayers and… Continue reading Living Lent With Children: a kids’ book review
