Udder Indecencies
The first draft of Wild Things! included a chapter on some hidden delights of children’s literature (now a shorter “interlude” chapter in our …
“Buzz off!” and other advice from one writer to another
[This is one of a series of posts in which we are sharing stories from our upcoming book (Wild Things: Acts of …
“You’re Dead Meat, Mr. Lewis”
Children’s literature may be the only genre in which authors are expected to head out with their bag of tricks and become …
75 Years Old, and Still Showing off her Scar
[This is one of a series of posts in which we are sharing stories from our upcoming book that were cut from …
The Pooh Files: Fighting Over a Silly Old Bear
[This is one of a series of posts in which we are sharing stories from our upcoming book that were cut from …
The Wizard of Oz or When You Might Want to Rethink Buying Your Own Tropical Island
[This is one of a series of posts in which we are sharing stories from our upcoming book that were cut from …
Nancy Garden on Our Minds
The recent passing of young adult author Nancy Garden hit us hard here at Wild Things, because in many ways Nancy was …
Twinkles Lowry and Slim Hyman: The Untold Story
[This is one of a series of posts in which we are sharing stories from our upcoming book that were cut from …
James Marshall, “Wicked Angel”
[This is one of a series of posts in which we are sharing stories from our upcoming book that were cut from …
The Tale of the Bony Bore
[This is one of a series of posts in which we are sharing stories from our upcoming book that were cut from …