I&F - Children’s Books and Authors Issue- March/April 2016

from I&F - Children’s Books and Authors Issue- March/April 2016

by Fellowship & Fairydust

March/April 2016

Children’s Books and Authors: Old favorites—and perhaps some new ones!

Managing Editor Courtney Seybold

Assistant Editor Sarah Levesque

Submissions Editor Elizabeth Troup

Graphics Editor Courtney Seybold

Illustrators Mary MacArthur and Anna MacArthur

Authors Avellina Balestri, Donna Ferguson Dudley, Marie Jeanette, Sarah Levesque, I.H. Malmgren, R. Michael, Amanda Pizzolatto, and Courtney Seybold

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Editor’s Note by Courtney Seybold

Jack and the Witch by I.H. Malmgren

Author Interview with Hannah Heath

A Friend in Need by Donna Ferguson Dudley

Review: Of Mice and Imagination by R. Michael

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Mar h/April 2016 Review: Tales of Rowan Hood Series by Avellina Balestri 16-17

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A Day at Grandma’s by Courtney Seybold

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Prayer Place by Marie Jeanette

Tolkien, Lewis, and the Saints by Amanda Pizzolatto

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Why Read Children’s Books by Sarah Levesque

J.M.J.

Dear Readers,

Editor’s Note Courtney Seybold

“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally—and often far more—worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.” –C.S. Lewis

My childhood favorites have stuck with me long after they first kept me up too late at night racing through pages until that final cover fell. They’re the books which introduced me to a love of reading, and also to some of the greatest writing and authors that I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. They are also a huge part of why I love to write.

Often these days people seem to mistake immorality for great literature. I’ve seen a lot of books on reading lists of supposedly classic literature whose only credentials were the exploration of evil and perverted behavior in pretty words. While children’s literature isn’t completely free of such themes, and adult fiction can be found that doesn’t just rely on shock factor and unique (often used to describe sinful) subject material, I do think that there’s less chance of finding these pretenders at classic literature among children’s books.

Children’s literature holds a good deal of those timeless works, appropriate to and enjoyable by almost any age-range. In this issue we celebrate that with our own children’s literature, reviews and articles on pieces by more famous authors, and our usual columns and interview. As always, we hope you enjoy what we have to offer.