e.v.starkey

A little taste of my stuffed animal stories published on @bellportkidfest

Working with Isabella Rossellini is a joy and rare treat. As we plot the festival's program and shape, our collaboration feeds off our...

We're back at Isabella's Farm for our 4th whimsical kidlit festival! Save the date: Saturday, 20th July, 2019. Our festival is tiny....

England's climate is complex but we can always count on rain. No wonder we have so many wet words. Here are a few I use myself :) 1. Rain...

On the coast of Mana Island, Where the surfers fear to go, In a cliff above the sea, Lived a bird who had a beau...

After Sumburgh, we drifted north to our campsite near Hillswick. The empty road took us through rolling grassy hills and past white cottages

Our Puffin Express left the spires of Edinburgh and set off for Aberdeen to catch the overnight ferry to the Shetland Isles. Our mission? To

Over the summer, I took my three children on a seven week road trip around Britain's wild spots, exploring the island north to south, we

Announcing a family road trip around Britain. Are we noble or nutty? To combat 'city-living syndrome' and nature deficit disorder, t

Bellport residents flocked to hear celebrated illustrator, Jessie Hartland, upcycle author, Brian Yanish and Brookhaven Free Library's t

Port Eliot, Southern England What I would do to bring back this kind of reckless frivolity. Whoa! A cafe run by children for children: no...

Favorite children's book of all time - My definitely, permanently, favorite is Edward Lear's A Book of Nonsense. On my first date with my...

UK's recent flurry of creative and literary festivals - think Hay, Womad, Green Man, or Port Eliot - makes me twitch with envy. Who...

Tricky books beg to be read in bed. Light, thin books are superior on the subway. Romantic sequels beg to be read in bed. Books with shiny &

This is not staged. Ok, I did take away my earplugs. The rest is real. Including the dusty silk flowers my mother sent me years and years...