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Author Archives: natalierosinsky
Globe-Trotting Book Networking
Posted March 9th, 2013 Patricia Bernard and Natalie M. Rosinsky, Sydney, Australia Just back from summertime Australia, February 2-11, where I met two delightful authors of books for young readers: world-traveler Patricia Bernard, dining with … Continue reading
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Dark Tales from Sunny Florence
Posted October 11th, 2012 A Dante “living statue,” standing before the reproduction of Dante’s house. Photo courtesy of Don Larsson. A pig, a puppet, a real boy or two—turn any corner in Florence, Italy and you may encounter a literary … Continue reading
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Tourists, Writers, and Grave Matters
Posted June 18th, 2011 Author Natalie M. Rosinsky in front of La Fontaine’s monument at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France. Photo credit: Don Larsson I came for the celebrities but stayed for the unknown people surrounding them. According … Continue reading
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The Wind in the Willows, Two Sons, and Four Lads
November 8th, 2011 As thoughts cascade through my mind, I see two sons tumbling together, breaking apart into four lads. I hear a staccato song fading into the murmur of wind in the willows . . . . Today is … Continue reading
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Story Times: Kamishibai, Manga, and More
When my son (now 27) was a tot, library story time was an important part of our week. We both looked forward to that circle of eager kids, listening and watching as the librarian dramatically pointed out scenes in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Say, Betty Boop, California State University Sacramento, Chinese, Chu Hing, comics, Die for Japan Wartime Propaganda Kamishibai, Eric P. Nash, First Second, Gene Luen Yang, Golden Bat, graphic novels, Green Turtle, Jeffrey Dym, Kamishibai, Kamishibai Man, kamishibai story cards, Kazuo Koike, Kitaro, library, Lone Wolf and Cub, manga, Manga Kamishibai the Art of Japanese Paper Theater, narrative, paper theater, serialization, serialized, Shigeru Mizuki, Sonny Liew, storytime, superhero, Tara McGowan, Tarzan, technology, The Shadow Hero, toons, World War II
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Novel Approaches
What novel approach to writing may you find on your next library or bookstore visit? Here is one you already may have encountered … Part graphic novel, part prose: this mixed-genre form of writing has gained popularity since the debut of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Smith, Brian Selznick, Candlewick Press, Cecil Castellucci, comics, Craig Phillips, Donald Tickman, Flora & Ulysses the illuminated adventures, graphics, Holly Trask, hybrid graphic novels, illustrated, illustrations, K.G. Campbell, Kate DiCamillo, Nate Powell, pictures, Sam Bosma, Savitri Mathur, Swati Avasthi, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Year of the Beasts, toons, William Spiver, Wonderstruck, words
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Clocking the Years
Now that 2014 has eclipsed 2013, are you too clocking time? The years seem to speed by these days, yet I remember when it felt as though I had all the time in the world. In fact, as a child … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, brains, California, clocks, David Eagleman, details, experiences, Gilbert Hernandez, Julio's Day, Love and Rockets, Marble Season, memory, Mexican-American, neuroscience, Palomar, time
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Challenged and Challenging
How do you face a challenge? Are you quietly scared and nervous? Do you bluster and bull your way through? Do you take a deep breath, find out what is involved, and then act? Or do you avoid doing anything? … Continue reading
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Tagged banned books, bias, book burning, book challenge, challenged books, Color of Earth, Color of Heaven, Color of Water, comics, Eleanor & Park, gender bias, graphic novels, Hitler, Iran, Kim Dong Hwa, Korea, Marjane Satrapi, Nazi Germany, Parents Action League, Persepolis I, Perspolis 2, Rainbow Rowell
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