I love when someone writes the heck out of a sentence. On Thursdays, I try to post some of my favorites.
“I tried to smile but my face had too much basic integrity for me even to pretend I had heard something funny.”
~Katherine Paterson’s Jacob Have I Loved… Read More
There are still a few more days to enter the giveaway for your own audio copy of Caminar. See my post here for all the official details.
If you live in the U.S., and would like to enter, send an email to mail@skilabrown.com by October 3rd and tell me … Read More
Here’s a sample of Guatemala’s National Anthem:
And the words, in English, can be found over at Antigua Daily Photo.… Read More
Have I mentioned that my yard sits next to a nature preserve? That might explain all the wild creatures we see when we look out the window.… Read More
I love when someone writes the heck out of a sentence. On Thursdays, I try to post some of my favorites.
“A kid should be able to choose what he thinks about and to say any word he wants.”
~Vince Vawter’s Paperboy
On Wednesdays, I vow to inconsistently list some good books I’ve recently read.
Another re-read for me: Rainbow Rowell’s Attachments. It’s a hard call, but this is probably my favorite of her novels. She’s a master of sentences. This story has delicious tension and a perfect description of what … Read More
Readers! The audio book version of Caminar is now available! I’m so excited about this – especially because the story is read by the incredibly talented Christian Barillas. Candlewick is offering up a sample of the audio here. Go have a listen.
You can buy your … Read More
Here is a beautiful video to start off your week–kids in Guatemala singing about how proud they are to be Guatemalan:
Make sure you stick with it. The music does a change-up towards the middle that is so fun to see.
A coyote in our yard last February.… Read More
I love when someone writes the heck out of a sentence. On Thursdays, I try to post some of my favorites.
“But what I mean is, lots of time you don’t know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesn’t interest you most.”
~Holden Caulfield … Read More