Category Archives: For the Children

Every time I’m in the bookstore I look through children’s picture books.  I try to compare them with books I would have enjoyed as a kid.  The books that receive popular acclaim are clever and well designed and perhaps funnier … Continue reading →

Chugging away (get it?) on a personal project.  Here’s a peek at part of it.  

I found this charming poem in a 1950s poetry compilation for children.  I did this drawing to accompany it. Last week my wife purchased three boxes of books at an auction.  In the boxes were four of a five volume … Continue reading →

This year’s Christmas Postcard owes much to my wife.  During the latter half of November we watched numerous (it felt like numerous) romantic comedies.  All the “follow your heart,” “believe in the power of your dreams,” “thinking is bad” moralism … Continue reading →

The face of an officer and a relation Who fought long ago for the great English nation. Despite having led men with great admiration, His face bore the marks of persistent deflation.

Fall is my favorite time of year, and though the northern states are probably feeling the season more acutely, the south is now starting to experience the trickle down.  Just as stories of becoming are typically more interesting than stories … Continue reading →