Susan Stoderl
Dec 5, 20231 min
Visual Literacy Begins with Just a Thirty-Two-Page Picture Book
Visual literacy begins with picture books.
Susan Stoderl
Sep 22, 20232 min
Magical Realism Enlightens Middle-Grade Book Series, Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers
During my book launch on September 12, my co-host Jess Kotzer asked me what drew me to the magical realism genre. In magical realism,...
Susan Stoderl
May 26, 20232 min
Prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Middle-Grade New York City History
Jefferson Market Library was originally built as the Third Judicial District Courthouse from 1874 to 1877 and was designed by architect...
Susan Stoderl
May 5, 20231 min
Maria Edgeworth & Louise Swanton Belloc | Collaborators on Children's Books & Stories
Edgeworth (1768—1849) wrote many children’s novels that conveyed moral lessons. One of her main collaborators was her friend Louise...
Susan Stoderl
May 2, 20232 min
Anglo-Irish Writer of Children’s Stories and Novels About Irish Life | Maria Edgeworth (1768—1849)
Maria Edgeworth is a woman writer I would have liked to have known. Edgeworth lived in England prior to her family moving to their estate...
Susan Stoderl
Apr 28, 20232 min
Children’s and Middle-Grade Stories | Frances Browne (1816–1879)
Frances Browne was an Irish poet and novelist who was blind from the age of eighteen months. She is best known for her collection of...
Susan Stoderl
Apr 18, 20231 min
Writing Children’s Fiction Ages 8-12 | Letting Children Know They Are Not Alone
Children want to know how to cope with situations that seem overwhelming, that they feel are beyond their years and ability to cope....
