Stories We Shared: A Family Book Journal - Hardcover

McKelvey, Douglas Kaine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0998311200 ISBN 13: 9780998311203

Publisher: Rabbit Room Press, 2016

Synopsis

Stories We Shared is a hardback reading journal designed with parents and children in mind. It's a thoughtful way to record the shared literary journey that a family embarks on together. This journal is a perfect gift for new or expectant parents, for families who love to read together, and for those who want to start a shared reading adventure and encourage their children towards a love of stories and literature.
Stories We Shared contains original line art from Jamin Still, an intro essay from Douglas Kaine McKelvey, and spaces to record title, author, and notes for several hundred books. Plus, this family book journal boasts a number of added features--like literary quotes peppered amongst the pages, and family reading "quest" activities--that will make it an even more useful and inspiring resource for families to enjoy together.

About this title

About the Author:

THE AUTHOR
Douglas Kaine McKelvey has meandered merrily through the last two decades as a father, author, essayist, scriptwriter, poet, and song lyricist. His published works include The Places Beyond the Maps (a novel-length story included in Andrew Peterson's compilation The Wingfeather Tales), a middle-grade reader titled The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog, 3 picture books, a collection of poetry, and more than 300 recorded songs. Douglas dwells in the long shadows south of Nashville, Tennessee with his Norwegianish wife and their 3 semi-Norwegianish daughters. 

THE ILLUSTRATOR
Jamin Still spent his childhood writing and drawing and dreaming, and when he woke one perfect spring morning to discover that he had become an adult, he saw no good reason to change his happy ways. He studied painting, literature, and writing in college and now spends his days painting and dreaming and writing. His first published picture book was Ellen and the Winter Wolves. Jamin roosts in a little stone house with his wife and young son in the magical town of Wichita, Kansas(which is rumored to be near one of the few remaining portals to Oz). 

THE COLLABORATION
Douglas and Jamin met suspiciously at a shadowy sort of conference and instantly became fans of one another's work. They first collaborated on The Wishes of the FishKing, a picture book published in late 2016 by Rabbit Room Press. Pairing lyrical text with magical paintings,  The Wishes of the Fish King is a quiet celebration of wonder and love for generations to read aloud, share, and delight in together. Stories We Shared: A FamilyBook Journal is an idea Douglas and Jamin began to develop together while working on their picture book. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Rabbit Room Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0998311200
• ISBN 13: 9780998311203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200
• Illustrator: Still Jamin