![]() I thumbed through my files, took out a promising story, spiffed it up one last time, and mailed it off. In March 2010, I spotted a call for picture book manuscripts in the Children’s Writer newsletter. Thirty years seems like an eternity now, but I’ve kept my dream alive. ![]() I liked cleaning, I was good at it, and I had plenty of time to write in my spare time. So I opened a small cleaning service, tidying up after wealthy New York City weekenders, doing all of the work myself. These jobs combined earned me enough money, total, to pay for about one month’s rent. I created and wrote a crafts column for a children’s newspaper and published many poems in journals around the country. I sold some adult articles to the New York Times, others to a few magazines. Still, I studied, read, wrote and submitted. I also believed that writing for kids would be easy. But I was young then, enthusiastic, naïve (extremely so) and full of hope. The main thing? Never give up your day job. Over the years, I’ve learned a few things. Would he be fierce and fight? Not Ferdinand! An exquisite book. Then one day Ferdinand sat on a bee and was picked for the bullfights in Madrid. He would rather sit under his favorite tree and smell the flowers. When I found the book again, the story tumbled out of my memory: “Once upon a time in Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand.” Ferdinand rarely played with the other bulls. These books are classics – though some were not current even in 1967. Frederick by Leo Leoni, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Elmer by David McKee are among the best.ĭuring my 15 years in the classroom, I even rediscovered picture books I had enjoyed as a child: Caps for Sale, The Story of Ferdinand, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A picture book is like a small gem, sparkling and shining in a child’s hand. I was amazed at the poetic genius and the simple beauty of picture books. It wasn’t until I started teaching first grade in Los Angeles that I paid much attention to books for kids. PLEASE NOTE: In some European countries you may be asked to pay a surcharge to receive your parcel.įor delivery enquiries please call 01933 314786.We poured over the history of children’s books and discussed folktales, fairy tales and tall tales but barely touched on recent authors or picture books. ![]() International Tracked: £12.00 per order up to £50, £15 per order between £50.01 & £100, then an additional £5 per £50 extra spent (Secure Delivery Service) This service is also available to the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, Isle of Wight, Isle of Man and the Scottish Highlands however your order may take an extra day to be delivered to these destinations. Please note that no deliveries are made on UK Bank Holidays. All orders placed on a Friday after 3PM will be delivered the following Tuesday. The order cut off for this service is 3PM. If you need your order in a hurry we offer a next day service by courier to mainland Britain. Please order with confidence as we offer a full free no quibble returns policy (Subject to our normal terms and conditions – see here ).Īll standard UK orders are tracked upon dispatch. Dispatch details are the same as UK but please allow a little extra time for delivery. Please note we ship safely worldwide so please order with confidence. We aim to dispatch all orders within 3 business days.ĮIRE/EUROPE/REST OF THE WORLD – WE SHIP WORLDWIDE! ![]() ORDER WITH CONFIDENCE – FREE RETURNS AND FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! We use various shipping partners including DPD and FedEx, so our deliveries will NOT be affected by any Royal Mail strike action. ROYAL MAIL STRIKES - Don't worry, we have it covered! ![]()
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