David ElliottSep 13 minON On the WingIn the past week alone, the New York Times has run three stories about birds and birders. A participant on a recent trip where I was...
David ElliottAug 252 minA Brief tribute to Holly MeadeI can’t say we were close friends, or even that I knew her well. Though we collaborated on three books, we met just twice. The first was...
David ElliottAug 183 minON In the SeaSome books are are more challenging for the writer than others. For me, In the Sea, the third book in the Candlewick poetry series, was...
David ElliottAug 113 minON In the WildEvery book teaches the writer something. Or it should. This second book in the series taught me two things. The first was how little I...
David ElliottAug 43 minON On the farmIt started when a friend ran into some undeserved financial trouble and a bunch of authors and illustrators – none of whom are strangers...
David ElliottMay 17, 20203 minWHAT DOES IT MATTER?Believe it or not, this is a portrait of a saint. Saint Michael, in fact. It's by the Italian Baroque artist Cesare Dandini (1596-1657)....