Thanks to her gracious publisher, I had a pre-publication sneak peak.
I've written about it HERE. But now you can read it everywhere!
Tell your library, your independent bookstore, your teacher friends. Such a good story.
In honor of all our books going out into the world this year, I'm borrowing Caroline's quote. I love this thought via Katherine Paterson.
Once a book is published, it no longer belongs to me. My creative task is done. The work now belongs to the creative mind of my readers. I had my turn to make of it what I could; now it is their turn. I have no more right to tell readers how they should respond to what I have written than they had to tell me how to write it. It’s a wonderful feeling when readers hear what I thought I was trying to say, but there is no law that they must. Frankly, it is even more thrilling for a reader to find something in my writing that I hadn’t until that moment known was there. But this happens because of who the reader is, not simply because of who I am or what I have done.
-Katherine Paterson, A Sense of Wonder: On Reading and Writing Books for Children
(In honor of Caroline's new novel, I'll share bluebird art from Adolf Dehn,
"Winter Song,"
"Winter Song,"
from a Christmas card I love.)
5 comments:
Thank you, sweet, sweet Augusta. xoxoxo
It should be delivered today! Beautiful post of welcome!
I am really looking forward to reading this one. May B was terrific. This one looks great. Nice quote.
Reading it right now and enjoying it tremendously!
Thanks for your comments. I know you'll love this book!
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