Category Archives: Children’s Literature

A Chicago Gift Named Shel Silverstein
A Chicago Gift Named Shel

Learn some surprising fast facts about Chicago's native son, Shel Silverstein. [...]

25
Sep
Virtual storytimes with the American Writers Museum
Virtual Little Squirrels Storytime: Episode 1

Our weekly Little Squirrels Storytimes have moved online! Since we can’t gather together at the [...]

30
Mar
Squirrels Who Read Offers Books & Indoor Activities for Kids

Little Squirrels Storytime offers books and indoor activities for kids every Saturday at American Writers [...]

01
Mar
The top half of the tree mural at the AWM
The Who, Why and What of Those AWM Squirrels

Writers are Readers, yes? So those 32 squirrels reading away inside the AWM’s Children’s Literature [...]

01
May
The Wonderful Wizardry of Children’s Books

Recently, my sons and I enjoyed the unique pleasure of losing ourselves for a few [...]

26
Oct
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