Tag Archives: children’s books

On Writing for Children

Posted on May 11, 2019 by writinginoverdrive

By Jim Denney Here are a few of my favorite insights from children’s authors about the books they write and the readers they write for . . . “You must write the book that wants to be written. If the … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Your Child’s Spirituality (Part 4 of 4)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by writinginoverdrive

Opinion by Jim Denney, author of Battle Before Time, Christian time travel adventure for young readers [Read Part 1 here.] [Read Part 2 here.] [Read Part 3 here.] In Parts 1 and 2 of this four-part series, we looked at the research of Dr. … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Your Child’s Spirituality (Part 3 of 4)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by writinginoverdrive

Opinion by Jim Denney, author of Battle Before Time, Christian time travel adventure for young readers [Read Part 1 here.] [Read Part 2 here.] In Parts 1 and 2 of this four-part series, I talked about the research of Dr. Catherine Posey, which showed … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Your Child’s Spirituality (Part 2 of 4)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by writinginoverdrive

Opinion by Jim Denney, author of Battle Before Time, Christian time travel adventure for young readers [Read Part 1 here.] Good books nurture spiritual children. What does it mean for a child to be “spiritual”? I define a spiritual child as one … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim Denney, Uncategorized | Tagged books, Catherine Posey, children's books, Children's Literature, Children's Spirituality, Kate DiCamillo, parenting, reading, Russell Hoban, Spirituality, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Mouse and His Child, What is God Like | 3 Comments

Unlocking Your Child’s Spirituality (Part 1 of 4)

Posted on February 9, 2019 by writinginoverdrive

by Jim Denney, author of Battle Before Time, Christian time travel adventure for young readers Gladys Hunt, author of Honey for a Child’s Heart, urges parents to give their children the gift of soaring to other times and places, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim Denney, Uncategorized | Tagged books, children, children's books, Gladys Hunt, Imagination, KidLit, parenting, reading, Richard Peck, Spirituality | 3 Comments

Why I Read and Why I Write

Posted on October 21, 2018 by writinginoverdrive

Opinion by Jim Denney [An apology: I should have posted this piece early this morning instead of late this evening, but I’ve been on the road this past week and just arrived home. Next week, I hope to post on-time. … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs, Amazon Reviews, and This Thrill-Ride Called Life

Posted on November 11, 2017 by writinginoverdrive

by Jim Denney I just did something authors are NOT supposed to do: reading Amazon.com reviews of my book. Why shouldn’t writers read their reviews? Some say nothing good can come of it. The five-star reviews will swell your head … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Wings

Posted on September 23, 2017 by writinginoverdrive

by Jim Denney In September 1962, my third-grade class filed into the school library in search of adventure. I found mine right away—a book displayed on the “new arrivals” shelf. It had a blue cover with three children silhouetted against … Continue reading →

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Reading Places by Tara Randel

Posted on June 22, 2017 by tararandel

Yesterday I was part of a Facebook party. I posed the question, where was your favorite place to read when you were a child? When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do during the summer was … Continue reading →