Tag: grandparents

Mining For Heart: “How Past Memories Helped Me Find the Emotional Core of WINTER SOLSTICE HILL” by Cathy Ogren

August 21, 2026

When an author can embed the emotional core of their connection to a story, it’s easy for readers to connect and bring something special from it to their own lives. Author Cathy Ogren is really good at mining her memories, and in this post she shares how that played a role in writing WINTER SOLSTICE … More Mining For Heart: “How Past Memories Helped Me Find the Emotional Core of WINTER SOLSTICE HILL” by Cathy Ogren

Especially for Educators: “Using Back Matter to Inspire Lesson Plans” by Roxanne Troup

May 26, 2023

Maps! And trees! I’m a fan of both! Here’s an activity to use with MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME by Roxanne Troup—ready to go for busy educators! Roxanne is offering a GIVEAWAY—a free 30-minute virtual visit! For a teacher, it can be a virtual author visit for a classroom. Or for a writer, a … More Especially for Educators: “Using Back Matter to Inspire Lesson Plans” by Roxanne Troup

The Remember Balloons

October 19, 2018

Today, Perfect Picture Book Friday features one of my favorite new picture books of 2018. This is one that so many of us can relate to having witnessed the sadness of aging relatives who are experiencing memory loss. For children who are watching a grandparent lose their memories and grow more distant, THE REMEMBER BALLOONS … More The Remember Balloons