O! it is excellent To have a giant’s strength, but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant. Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Paul Bunyan, Roald Dahl’s BFG, and the […]
What a Wonder-full World — Part Two
“Are there real fairies in the world?” I looked up from the mushrooms I was chopping to study my five-year-old daughter’s face. The cock of her head and squint of […]
Sketchings
I am very pleased, on behalf of the entire Story Warren criminal syndicate, to welcome our newest partner in crime, Julie Silander. I’m joking about the crime thing, of course, […]
Breaking a Dark Enchantment
“Wonder is involuntary praise.” Edward Young said that and I’m glad he did. What are we doing to facilitate wonder in our families? C.S. Lewis said we need an enchantment to […]
Explain Up, Don’t Dumb Down: Why Little Kids Need Big Words
I’m a big advocate of using big words with little kids. Our tendency, of course, is to use very simple terminology with children. It seems to me like we do […]
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