Carolyn Clare Givens is the one who brings you The Warren & the World each week. But as you can see from today’s story, she is capable of far more than the excellent work she does for the SW Newsletter. This charming little story by Miss Givens is accompanied by an equally charming illustration by…
— The Farmer A Parable (of Sorts) by Glenn McCarty — Once there was a young farmer who inherited from a wealthy uncle a farm in a far-off land. Surprised at being given such a weighty responsibility, the farmer questioned his worthiness of the gift. But with the counsel of his wife, the young man…
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…
“The Selfish Giant” is a story by Oscar Wilde that was part of Wilde’s 1888 collection for children entitled The Happy Prince and Other Tales. It is a sweet story of redemption, in which many have seen echoes of Christ’s sacrifice. I recently returned to this story after reading Jacqueline Woodson’s sublime memoir-in-verse Brown Girl Dreaming, in which she recounts the impact…
There are a few left who still remember the war. They speak of faint, childhood recollections – images harbored in their minds of their fathers, setting sail across the dark expanse for the unknown shore. They are proud of their ancestors, and rightly so. Those men were heroes. Now many years later, their children gather…
Cora lifted the white paper wrapping. It made a crinkling sound as she pinched it between her fingers. She gasped. There they were. Her new shoes. Stiff red leather with thick brown soles and light brown laces. She smiled up at her mother, who stood wiping her hands on her apron. “Want to try them…
Editor’s note: You may listen and/or read to today’s story, a guest post from Nick and Jamin. Gimkin and the Goblins by Nick Muzekari, illustrated by Jamin Still Once there was a dwarf named Gimkin whose job it was to guard the pass that led into his village. Gimkin’s job was very important, especially since…
Emily-1000 by Glenn McCarty, illustrations by Joe Sutphin The first time Martin Flurburger discovered his left shoe floating in the fish tank, he figured it was an accident. He didn’t even take the time to consider how a brown saddle shoe could rise five feet off the ground or dunk itself into a covered…
Once upon a time there were two little pigs named Gurgle and Snot. “Snot” doesn’t sound like a very nice name in human language, but in pig language, “Snot” sounds more like “Charlie.” Snot was the most polite pig you could ever meet. He said things like, “It’s very nice to meet you” when he…
I wonder if anyone knows how many fairy-tales have been told since the world began. It is certain that the familiar ones barely scratch the surface of that number. I unearthed one the other day that I had never read before. It has all the elements of the best tales: poverty to riches, sequences in…
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. …
Home plays were a big part of my childhood. There were living room engagements of The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, even the EPCOT Center “American Adventure” history-through-robots show. (We grew up in Orlando; that’s all you should know), with whomever my brother and I could talk into donning a wig or a mustache. There’s something…
