Dot Shadra Strickland and the people and traditions

and the people and traditions that hold us up

before strangers started coming into their home

if you slow down and try

Look for Kristin Cashore's highly-anticipated return to the Graceling Realm

cherishing the spirit of community

Dot Shadra Strickland and the people and traditionsWith a simple, witty story and free spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark and follow where it takes us. Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti cant draw shes no artist. To prove her