“From her mother, Janie learned to play charades and murder in the dark, to run three-legged races, to spot hermit thrushes, towhees (Mrs. P. said the towhee's call was "Drink your tea!"; Bea said it was "Brush your teeth!"), and tell prairie warblers from the maryland yellowthroat and the great horned from the barred owl by their calls.”
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Elizabeth Graver is an American writer born on July 2, 1964. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound thematic explorations, mainly involving family, identity, and memory. more
“Oh, yes, there was a witch; there are always witches where there are children.”
“The art of the child is in non-realization.”
“A good children's book is conversation kids and parents share and talk about”
“Simon had learnt quickly that life is hard and to retreat into a world of his own construction.”