Draw to Know

Drawing Children Into Reading

What is it about the pencil, the eraser, the clean white paper and 64 beautiful colors that is “so,so, so much fun” Lincoln said, “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad I feel bad”. Is that it? Is it becausedoing a drawing is a “do good” activity and feeling. Is it…

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Power of Visual Literacy

Visual Literacy can be defined many ways. A few ways are understanding how people, plants, animals, and things are connected and constructed. Understanding the many systems around us and drawing them in detail helps us explore those systems and are other ways to further understand the connections between them. I discovered a new way to…

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Another Question

Different genres

If we expose children to the many different genres of literature, would that spark their interest in a specific genre and ignite a desire to read?   I was very familiar with the Chicago Public Library and the New York Library because it was there I did most of my research for writing and illustrating…

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