Kipling ends “The Elephant Child” with this poem, which will also be included in my retelling of his fable.
I Keep six honest serving-men:
(They taught me all I knew)
Their names are What and Where and When
And How and Why and Who.
I send them over land and sea,
I send them east [...]
The writing of my retelling of “The Elephant Child” is now done, and the script has been passed along to the editor. Whew! Now I can kick back and read the rest of Just So Stories.
Kipling’s fables remind me of Greek and Roman myths, which ancient peoples used to explain why things in our world [...]
My new writing: a graphic novel retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Elephant Child”. It’s a story that I’m unfamiliar with, not having read any of his fables, which are collected in Just So Stories. I’m more familiar with classics like The Jungle Book and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (I loved the animated adaptation of this book when younger).
So, [...]
From a review that included the Spanish translation of my Jack and the Beanstalk retelling.
“Stone Arch has put its best foot forward with this new line of graphic novel adaptations of fairy tales, books that succeed on every front . . . The translations are also strong, with natural word choice and dialogue that pays [...]
This full-color graphic novel is an adaptation of the Greek myth of the hero half-god Perseus. A king demands that Perseus retrieve Medusa’s head. Thus the first trial of this hero begins. The goddess Athena helps him along the way. The graphic novel details his assistance from the nymphs and Hermes, Perseus’ trickery with the [...]
Stoked about the new Clash of the Titans movie? Then check out my Perseus and Medusa retelling. It’ll be a good refresher to get you ready for the movie, though don’t expect Perseus to be riding Pegasus in my retelling. He actually flew around on his quest using a paired of winged shoes, a [...]
“The small town of Tarry has a new schoolteacher named Ichabod Crane. As he adjusts to his post, he hears rumors that a terrifying headless horseman is on the loose in the nearby valley. Crane, being a superstitious fellow, must face his fears as he crosses creepy Sleepy Hollow in search of beautiful Katrina, his [...]
A Spanish-translated version of my Jack and the Beanstalk graphic novel retelling, or Jack y Los Frijoles Magicos is being released later this month.
Not only that, but I’ve heard rumblings that other titles of mine may be converted to interactive books.
Stay tuned . . .
“It’s “Fee Fie Foh Fum” when Jack runs smack into the beanstalk upon waking. Later a huge “rumble” spreads across the page when the giant enters the room. Large panels, easy-to-read speech balloons, and a muted full-color palette craft an effective retelling.”
—School Library Journal
“The graphic novel, Jack and the Beanstalk, is about a boy who gets magical beans and they grow into a beanstalk. Jack goes on an adventure finding out about the giant and getting back his family’s things that the giant stole. The pictures in the book are comic book style. This is a great book! [...]
