In many a SCBWI conference, I have heard the name of Amber Brown, one of those unforgettable characters. Likewise her creator, author Paula Danziger, who from what I can tell, was quite a character herself. Paula Danziger has written over thirty books, several about divorce. Amber Brown is Feeling Blue (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1998; this edition illustrated by Tony Ross) is one of these. Amber is what you’d call a character. She’s got what you’d...
Have you ever wished you were an only child? No annoying brother or sister. Parents all to yourself. Your own room and fantastic presents and giant birthday parties and fancy vacations and maybe even a pony (ok, maybe not the pony) . . . Abigail Iris has four kids in her family, schoolteacher parents that are always on a budget, and the same spring break camping trip to the same campsite with the family crammed in the same tent–year after...
