https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-01 https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/rob-sanders-a-writer-who-teaches-and-a-teacher-who-writes monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/f8fbdcf3-84ed-4259-8f21-507040e537d3/IMG_1501.jpeg Blog - Rob Sanders: A Writer Who Teaches and a Teacher Who Writes - Make it stand out A book that celebrates diversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/5fb544ed-2721-4b69-bf75-e8b8e7ef4a39/IMG_1498.jpeg Blog - Rob Sanders: A Writer Who Teaches and a Teacher Who Writes - Make it stand out Told from the point of view of a book, Rob captures the emotional journey of a book who loves her home in the library. She loves being a book, she loves the children who read, share, and discuss her until the day she is taken from her home. 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Would make a lovely gift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/db26bba2-8ca7-4697-a926-9b06abb8c5ec/IMG_0678.jpeg Blog - VCFA and Martha Brockenbrough - Make it stand out For anyone who wants a deeper understanding of Artificial Intelligence: middle grade and up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/1149b1ea-1689-4a10-aef3-2b3b887bb285/IMG_0682.jpeg Blog - VCFA and Martha Brockenbrough - Make it stand out This was the first book I read by Martha, and I was hooked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/bcd897a4-15e9-43a3-a918-941d82db0638/IMG_0681.jpeg Blog - VCFA and Martha Brockenbrough - Make it stand out This is one of her fiction novels, and it’s a great story. The audiobook is fabulous! https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/making-picture-book-magic-and-susanna-leonard-hill monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/4a50bf6a-ac44-47f2-85a6-4f1ebf029892/IMG_0081.jpeg Blog - Making Picture Book Magic and Susanna Leonard Hill - Make it stand out A New York Times bestseller. Cute book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/acc56454-4272-48ed-be13-3ef65809044e/IMG_0082.jpeg Blog - Making Picture Book Magic and Susanna Leonard Hill - Make it stand out Another cute book by Susanna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/73a50a48-5b1f-4366-a7f9-e9daa3691c01/IMG_0083.jpeg Blog - Making Picture Book Magic and Susanna Leonard Hill - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/the-silent-film-community-and-ned-thanhouser monthly 0.5 2025-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/322bc5c2-eba8-4cdc-bf5f-534d193cf353/IMG_9939.jpeg Blog - The Silent Film Community and Ned Thanhouser - Make it stand out 2014 Historical documentary (54 minutes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/b0104146-2c3f-4a65-9378-540ddb7e6446/IMG_9940.jpeg Blog - The Silent Film Community and Ned Thanhouser - Make it stand out 1912 silent film that examines the dangers of child labor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/228a048c-4145-405c-a4d2-6b92b82d009f/IMG_9937.jpeg Blog - The Silent Film Community and Ned Thanhouser - Make it stand out 1911 silent film version of Dickens’ novel, David Copperfield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/e6415457-af9a-4b94-b50c-c81b4eb34389/IMG_9932.jpeg Blog - The Silent Film Community and Ned Thanhouser - Make it stand out Just one of several film collections by the Thanhouser company. https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/revising-my-middle-grade-novel-with-jennifer-thomas monthly 0.5 2025-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/5c94ec14-d84e-4075-90e4-88e081cab7ad/IMG_9838.jpeg Blog - Revising My Middle Grade Novel with Jennifer Thomas - Make it stand out The cover that holds my degree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/2919a995-d02a-4909-bae6-1afd12fedba6/IMG_9832.jpeg Blog - Revising My Middle Grade Novel with Jennifer Thomas - Make it stand out One of the books Jennifer Thomas worked on with her husband, Bill Hayes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/a4dcb99c-7f39-47f7-97e5-d712c4bcd05f/IMG_9834.jpeg Blog - Revising My Middle Grade Novel with Jennifer Thomas - Make it stand out Another book Jennifer edited with Italian gymnast, Sophia Campana with a foreword by Geza Pozsar. 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Arthur and Gothic Storytelling - Make it stand out A Candle In Her Room 1966 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/73127f93-4710-4393-8876-277d4e89b8f7/IMG_9342.jpeg Blog - Ruth M. Arthur and Gothic Storytelling - Make it stand out A Candle In Her Room can also be found under the title The Witch Doll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/28f1a26d-e4c2-4c76-9229-55508d2b8743/IMG_9346.jpeg Blog - Ruth M. Arthur and Gothic Storytelling - Make it stand out Portrait of Margarita 1968 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/a163b8f7-a859-470b-ab93-7126c26d7ed2/IMG_0700.jpeg Blog - Ruth M. Arthur and Gothic Storytelling - Make it stand out Ruth M. Arthur's books in my gothic collection https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/creative-nonfiction-and-candice-ransom monthly 0.5 2024-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/1f45d094-acd3-4872-999f-7536b18c9bab/IMG_9217.jpeg Blog - Creative Nonfiction and Candice Ransom - Make it stand out I love this book so much. I hope to write this well one day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/6b010001-cb9f-4f7f-890b-0bfbcdab68f2/IMG_9245.jpeg Blog - Creative Nonfiction and Candice Ransom - Make it stand out This book about E.B. White might be a mentor text in my book about Betty Bronson. It has a scrapbook feel to it, which I wanted to do before I even knew this book existed. Betty's pictures are so lovely, they lend themselves to a scrapbook style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/843caf5e-cfd8-48d6-af6d-0fbc77a8b981/IMG_9249.jpeg Blog - Creative Nonfiction and Candice Ransom - Make it stand out Bringing a forgotten story back into public memory is an honorable goal. Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin refused to move to the back of the bus. Because she was a teen, Rosa Parks was chosen to represent the movement toward justice. https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/illustrating-for-the-non-artist-and-the-fabulous-ashley-wolff monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/a851c4da-79c6-46d9-a33f-9d314e8447bd/IMG_9105.jpeg Blog - Illustrating for the Non-Artist and the Fabulous Ashley Wolff - Make it stand out This book is a mixed-media delight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/d05e512a-718a-4297-acfc-f62fa4917585/IMG_9089.jpeg Blog - Illustrating for the Non-Artist and the Fabulous Ashley Wolff - Make it stand out We covered each illustration with a piece of paper on which we wrote the text. Obviously, this is my rough and tumble cover. It got a little squished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/a8b35571-fe6c-4d1f-a6f7-eec349910121/IMG_9090.jpeg Blog - Illustrating for the Non-Artist and the Fabulous Ashley Wolff - Make it stand out For the cover, I drew a gymnast stretching, then I cut the image out of paper before glueing it to the cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/0e3345f6-de59-4cda-a7a3-2d15b25661e8/IMG_9092.jpeg Blog - Illustrating for the Non-Artist and the Fabulous Ashley Wolff - Make it stand out The story is a light-hearted take on a little girl who stretches every day and everywhere. I mixed a rough sketch with a photograph for each entry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/8378003a-2895-4aa7-8ae1-b65da9a6975b/IMG_9093.jpeg Blog - Illustrating for the Non-Artist and the Fabulous Ashley Wolff - Make it stand out That’s supposed to be an elevator, in case you couldn’t tell. https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/peter-pan-on-stage-and-screen-and-bruce-k-hanson monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/86168276-26a2-4fbd-8965-d22c328d2863/IMG_9008.jpeg Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out This is the kind of book you can read cover to cover for its fascinating content and insight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/83512aa1-c631-4711-9b79-7d1c82bdf2c1/IMG_0616.JPG Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Bruce Hanson collection: Jean Forbes-Robertson, who played Peter Pan from 1927-1935. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/504ee9e2-8be2-46fa-8730-504f144ef3da/IMG_0623.JPG Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Bruce Hanson collection: A poster featuring Betty Bronson in a red costume. The one she wore in the film is teal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/ccd71f9e-b8be-43db-8997-a1a6948face7/IMG_0614.JPG Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Bruce Hanson collection: A lamp featuring Peter Pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/301be061-8379-4a48-928d-0915e35f0748/IMG_0625.JPG Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Bruce Hanson collection: A little theater that spins around and changes scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/07da6208-77cb-4294-bd6e-d41af35e00ce/IMG_0626.JPG Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Bruce Hanson collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/bbbc88ec-5e35-4484-98e3-6fd674721915/Portrait+f+Betty+Bronson+2+001.jpg Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Bruce Hanson collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/49fd4731-c2aa-43e5-8cdf-2fb0e28d51fe/IMG_9007.jpeg Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/a7134cb9-2f0b-45df-9962-5b55e1b54f7d/IMG_9009.jpeg Blog - Peter Pan On Stage And Screen and Bruce K. Hanson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bettysneverland.com/blog/karen-coats-and-literary-orphans-in-silent-film monthly 0.5 2024-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/8c39b089-a022-42a0-94f9-d129a6724df8/IMG_8915.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - Make it stand out 1922 film starring Jackie Coogan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/1dcb89ff-7a1e-4534-9fb1-910cae115ad0/IMG_8916.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - Make it stand out 1912 film version based on the poem of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, which helped to bring about child labor reform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/cdf031b6-e012-4404-9282-0b7941162441/IMG_8917.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - Make it stand out 1917 film version starring Jack Pickford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/59ccf076-0ce2-4ad7-95cb-e2228780ad6b/IMG_8918.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - Make it stand out 1921 film version starring Mary Pickford in which she played three roles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/e0315c00-8aa1-4633-a34d-92ba79ec9372/IMG_8919.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - Make it stand out 1924 film version starring Baby Peggy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/4d9b4532-8016-43d0-925a-67fca57365ee/IMG_8920.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - Make it stand out 1914 film version starring Beatriz Michelena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/91cd9694-74bd-46db-a881-faedf9b4e09a/IMG_8921.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - Make it stand out 1917 film version starring Mary Pickford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/08661d59-a349-4b04-8ca5-5425fc46cccf/IMG_8922.jpeg Blog - Karen Coats and Literary Orphans in Silent Film - 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MFA in Children’s Literature: Hollins University - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/376efb34-ea59-4e59-853d-eb67eb1c0aa8/IMG_0745.JPG Blog - MFA in Children’s Literature: Hollins University - Make it stand out Award winning author, Cece Bell was our Writer in Residence one summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/999ac7f5-b452-4b12-83c5-f7569e1154b0/IMG_0968.JPG Blog - MFA in Children’s Literature: Hollins University - Make it stand out Ashely Wolff created an inspiring collection of characters based on children’s books scattered across the campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/1711984542465-3AXFKX3N4R0D90DKWVZU/IMG_0980.JPG Blog - MFA in Children’s Literature: Hollins University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f11111da62bf7e1a00bca4/1711984575618-WQKK81QF7G6VLQ1XI7WV/IMG_0981.JPG Blog - 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