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ON On the Wing
In 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 Elliott
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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A Brief tribute to Holly Meade
I 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 Elliott
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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ON In the Sea
Some 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 Elliott
Aug 18, 20233 min read
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ON In the Wild
Every 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 Elliott
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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ON On the farm
It started when a friend ran into some undeserved financial trouble and a bunch of authors and illustrators – none of whom are strangers...
David Elliott
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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WHAT 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)....
David Elliott
May 17, 20203 min read
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