Some months ago, my wife and I were reading Eleanor Estes’ charming book Rufus M. We were amazed at one story where Rufus (the youngest of the Moffats and the […]
Smelling Like George Washington
One of my birthday presents this year was soap. My wife bought me No. 6 soap from the Caswell-Massey company. It is the same soap George Washington, John Adams, and […]
Rebel Without a Qualm: The Counterculture of Gratitude
Editor’s Note: This article by Zach Franzen, his first on StoryWarren.com, was posted four summers ago and remains one of my favorite (and SD Smith’s most-quoted) articles, by anyone. I […]
Member of the Family
Some months ago, my wife and I were reading Eleanor Estes’ charming book Rufus M. We were amazed at one story where Rufus (the youngest of the Moffats and the […]
Loving the Lost Boys: Some Thoughts on Boyhood and Reading
I walked up to the registration table at a conference for children’s book writers and illustrators. The lobby was filled with teachers talking to one another about their schools, their […]