KidLit TV | A Tribute to Paula Danziger
A Tribute to Paula Danziger with BRUCE COVILLE, ELIZABETH LEVY, and a SPECIAL GUEST!
“Paula used to teach kids: put a red line through your funny lines, put a blue line through your sad lines, and look at the page. It should be purple” –– Elizabeth Levy
In this interview we learn how:
• Bruce and Elizabeth write the Amber Brown stories while sitting across the table from each other!
• Amber Brown was inspired by a real character in Paula Danziger’s life to make a story purple! (It’s great advice for writers of all ages!)
From Penguin.com
Paula Danziger called Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy her best friend and her other best friend, and this close connection enabled them to lovingly capture Amber Brown’s voice, sense of humor, big-heartedness, and her fondness for puns.
Click HERE to take a peek behind-the-scenes!
StoryMakers
Executive Producer: Julie Gribble
I admire Paula’s writing and wish I’d gotten to know her personally, just like Bruce’s story. What an amazing woman.
I wish I’d known her as well. She and her characters will always be treasured.
Amber Brown is a librarian’s friend! I
My students LOVE Paula Danzinger’s books
Great addition to any library
Great memories! Wonderful interview Rocco, as always!
We enjoyed this visit, it was like chatting with friends. Thank you for watching, Donna!
Love these books. Never knew that they wrote it across the table from one another.
Can you believe it? And they’re still good friends!!
hooray for giveways! it gives us Teacher Librarians ways of getting books into just the right kids who need them!
Amber Brown was a favorite chapter series for my struggling fourth grade readers. I would love to donate these books to our 3rd and 4th grade teachers, now that I am teaching kindergarten.
How lovely! That is so very generous of you — good luck in the drawing!
Such a delightful character for all kids. Everyone can relate to Amber Brown!!
My students love Amber Brown.
So happy to hear that! We all love her, too!
I would love to be able to add these to our library
Thank you for entering and good luck!
Hooray for giveaways! They give us Teacher Librarians to put just the right book into just the right pair of hands. Thank you KidLit TV!
You’re welcome! We have lots of giveaways for you here on the site — stay tuned!