A view of the village
Just looking out on the street at the comings and goings. The Secret of St. Nicholas is now available at www.fairlandbooks.com. It's being read to children all around the country right now, and we hope the Christmas season will bring continued interest.
The children I've read the book with have offered many time periods when they believed St. Nicholas was young, from the 11th century to the early 20th century. They have also guessed his homeland as England, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden.....even New York City!
So Ellen Nibali's book has served to correct the record, at least for the scores of children who have viewed my presentations of the book. They offer anticipated endings, too, which shows me the story is keeping them engaged all the way through.
Something different
While working on books of a much more cheerful nature, I've also worked out a few illustrations to go with a condensed version of "Frankenstein." This one had to capture a lot of things happening all at once.
The natural settings of the books I'm engaged in right now are a welcome change. They feature jumping deer, deep woods and mountains, a remote cabin, blueberries and a turkey gobbler.
Looking out my own window
Lon Eric Craven
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Why are you crying?
Another picture from the book. The paint and pencil dust have been flying for a while, but I'll try to upload new images from time to time. – lec
Painting History
The book continues to come to life. There are a number of historical settings and scenes in it, but this one just has a boy and his dog and a bag of gold. – lec