The Smith and the Fairies A Gaelic Fairy Tale, edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith, from Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Illustrated by Amery Gulledge *** Years ago there lived in Crossbrig a smith of the name of MacEachern. This man had an only child, a boy of about thirteen or…
World Magazine’s Emily Whitten (also of Redeemed Reader fame) interviewed Zach Franzen, Andrew Peterson, Randall Goodgame (Slugs & Bugs), and myself for a spot on World Radio’s “The World and Everything In It.” It features an intro to The Black Star of Kingston, a bit about Inkwell, and way too much credit to me as a…
A new song from Slugs & Bugs! If you enjoyed that…I’ve got good news. There is more Slugs & Bugs music on the way. This is music our entire family loves, from 3 to 38. On our way home from Inkwell, someone popped in an older Slugs & Bugs CD, one we hadn’t heard in…
Oh, man. Our Story Warren Family Conference, Inkwell, was incredible. I’m so grateful for how it went. We had around 250 kids with their families together all day for an amazing experience. Inkwell is a day for Unbottling Imagination. Why? For Kingdom Anticipation. It’s a fun, funny, and friendly event. But the heart of the thing…
This is just fantastic. If you aren’t a subscriber to the Read-Aloud Revival, then get on it. (On iTunes or Stitcher.) In this episode Sarah moves from being the one with the brilliant questions to the one with the excellent presentation. As with everything from the author of Teaching From a State of Rest, this pod is winsome,…
Hello Friends, We have loved being your Allies in Imagination. Our goal has always been to be a resource, a source of inspiration, an encouraging teammate in this game of parenting and loving kids. “Construction is the best way to rebel against the established rebellion.” Zach Franzen We have always wanted to do more than…
I was honored to be the guest on a recent episode of my favorite podcast, The Read-Aloud Revival with Sarah Mackenzie. We are big fans. (And Sarah has been a huge champion for The Green Ember.) We talked about stories, Story Warren, new book(s) news, and a lot more fun stuff. “We do need to…
My wife Gina wrote a short review of The King of Little Things and you can read that here. We love the book as a family and have snuggled up many times in our cozy home in West Virginia to read it. So imagine our surprise when we learned later that Bil Lepp, the author,…
Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, here’s a link to episodes one and two of Jeromer Romery’s adventures. Everything: The Incredible Sword of Jeromer Romery. Nothing: The Invisible Shield of Jeromer Romery Today’s tale represents the third episode we are having. —– Something: The Irreplaceable Saddlepal of Jeromer Romery by S. D. Smith, illustrated…
We wanted to let the Story Warren community know that Inkwell: Story Warren’s Family Conference, will not take place in 2016. We are grateful for this community and want to serve you in a variety of ways. Given the resources required to offer an exceptional Inkwell experience, we felt it prudent to take a break…
Inkwell is back, and we’re so excited to share this day of unbottling imagination with you. Again and again at our first Inkwell last year, we heard parents and kids saying, “Please, please come back next year!” And we felt the same way. We can’t wait for our second annual Story Warren Family Conference. Inkwell…
Robert Treskillard is the author of The Merlin Spiral, a YA fantasy trilogy that retells the Arthurian legend in a new, historically-informed way. Robert is something of a Celtic expert (though he would call himself a student, no doubt) and his tales brim with realistic settings and linguistic authenticity. Rob’s work is grounded in his Christian faith…
