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You know that wonderful feeling when you find a great book and you can’t wait to share it with someone else you know will love it, too? That’s exactly what I felt this weekend: JULIA GILLIAN book love.
I enjoyed every minute of the reading and I know there will soon be more JULIA GILLIAN fans in my classroom.
POETRY LOVE: Last spring I was able to take a poetry workshop with amazing poet and teacher, Rebecca Kai Dotlich. I’ve long been a fan of Rebecca’s work, but I just discovered Kathi Appelt‘s recent interview with Rebecca about writing, poetry, picture books, and more. Rebecca shares a great poetry writing tip for teachers and Kathi and she talk a bit about BELLA AND BEAN, a beautiful picture about poetry and friendship.
I wrote a brief entry about BELLA AND BEAN earlier this year on ReaderKidZ. Check it out HERE.
Enjoy Kathi Appelt’s video interview : (Don’t you just *love* the background music, “Adieu False Heart”? I sure do!)
2 Comments on A Little Book and Poetry Love…, last added: 12/6/2010
I just bought and read Julia Gillian (and the Quest for Joy) a few weeks ago! It is a great story, rich with details that make the characters memorable (and make it really seem like the author loves them). It inspired me to add more loving detail to my own characters.
Dianne said, on 12/6/2010 8:15:00 PM
Stephanie – I adored the book, too. You’re right about all those character details. There were unique and specific and made each character all the more real. I hadn’t thought about how those details show how much Alison McGhee cares for her characters, but yes, I agree. That love for her characters does come through. And I loved them, too, as a result.
I did make note that this is a book for me to study in depth when I get a chance. It’s not the kind of book I ever imagined myself writing, but it’s the kind I would LOVE to write. The book left me with a big smile on my face. I enjoyed the relationships and how the story lines met at the end.
Julia Gillian is a great new girl character. She lives in a third floor apartment in Minneapolis with her parents (mother is a first grade teacher and father is a high school teacher). She has a St. Bernard and her parameters include walking Bigfoot for an hour alone within a 9 square-block area. Her list of accomplishments has filled one whole side of a sheet of paper and goes onto the back. Down one floor live her friends Enzo and Zap, who are brother and sister. Enzo is 18 and chooses to live with her brother Zap who is in his twenties and wants to become a famous chef.
Julia Gillian is nine years old and she's starting to realize that the adult world isn't quite as great as it's cracked up to be. Her parents read the newspaper, despite all the bad news, so that they will know what's going on in the world. Julia Gillian is starting to realize that perhaps her parents don't always tell her the truth. And she's afraid to finish reading her book because she doesn't think she's going to like the ending.
Julia Gillian works through her fears with the help of Enzo and Zap, Bigfoot, and a little girl in the neighborhood who is afraid of kindergarten. In the process, she helps her parents to better understand themselves and their "marvel of a child."
Julia Gillian is a spunky as Clementine, with as unique a world view, but she's a little older and a little more serious. I'll be waiting just as anxiously for the next book in the series.
Alison McGhee's website is here, and her blog is here.
Little Willow has an interview with the author here, and SLJ's interview with the author is here.
2 Comments on Julia Gillian, last added: 10/28/2008
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BOOK LOVE: This past week, the school where I teach had a book sale and one of the books on the shelves and my wish list was JULIA GILLIAN (and the Quest for Joy) by Alison McGhee.
POETRY LOVE: Last spring I was able to take a poetry workshop with amazing poet and teacher, Rebecca Kai Dotlich. I’ve long been a fan of Rebecca’s work, but I just discovered Kathi Appelt‘s recent interview with Rebecca about writing, poetry, picture books, and more. Rebecca shares a great poetry writing tip for teachers and Kathi and she talk a bit about BELLA AND BEAN, a beautiful picture about poetry and friendship.
I just bought and read Julia Gillian (and the Quest for Joy) a few weeks ago! It is a great story, rich with details that make the characters memorable (and make it really seem like the author loves them). It inspired me to add more loving detail to my own characters.
Stephanie – I adored the book, too. You’re right about all those character details. There were unique and specific and made each character all the more real. I hadn’t thought about how those details show how much Alison McGhee cares for her characters, but yes, I agree. That love for her characters does come through. And I loved them, too, as a result.
I did make note that this is a book for me to study in depth when I get a chance. It’s not the kind of book I ever imagined myself writing, but it’s the kind I would LOVE to write. The book left me with a big smile on my face. I enjoyed the relationships and how the story lines met at the end.