Our book just got a * starred review from Kirkus. They wrote “A wonderful book that humanizes refugees through a focus on joy in everyday life.” To read more about A Feast for Joseph or to pre-order, please go here.
In celebration of Poetry Month I’m re-posting an article I wrote for School Library Journal on why writers write verse novels and why reader’s love them.
Spring Newsletter from Terry Farish, children’s book writer with summer workshops, book news, and resources for reading the world
Terry’s Children’s Literacy Foundation video visit with schools
In a Feast for Joseph by OD Bonny and me, Joseph imagines the day when his grandmother will travel from South Sudan to Portland, Maine where he now lives. Illustrator Ken Daley makes the grandmother ever present in the book as Joseph imagines the day she will come. Here’s a sneak preview of Ken’s illustration….