Relationships and Going Places
San Francisco Center for the Book Exhibits
Exhibits at the SFCB — Once Upon A Book: Author/illustrators reveal their creative processes; Show Me a Story includes an essay excerpt from Maribeth Back's essay, Encoding Enchantment: Engineering the Materials of Story more »
What Is a Book Club?
Joan L. Cannon writes: I thought a book club would bear some resemblance to an English class, presumably without grades or written reports. Everyone would read the same book, and then the meeting would take place with everyone discussing the chosen volum… more »
Summer Camp at the Grandparents
We've encountered an era demanding our talents as grandparents-who-entertain. A grandson is spending his after-kindergarten hours with us on a daily basis, at least for a while. Two granddaughters have been with us on a twice-week basis for eight years.… more »
Blending In
Ferida Wolff writes:
My husband and I went on vacation to a place both foreign and familiar
to me — the Middle East. The foreign aspect was that I had not been in
that part of the world before. The familiar part had to do with my
paternal family. My… more »
