Burg Rheinfels is the next stop in our Tour of the Seven Kingdoms! The Saffron Kingdom! The Seven Kingdoms fairy tale world is inspired by
This huge fortress houses several museums and restaurants and a Youth Hostel, in case the family wants to try sleeping inside a fortress! The imposing
Trouble With Parsnips For your reading pleasure, a shiny new edition is in the works! The nameless inventor princess of Cochem is headed to Kickstarter
What does fairyland look like to you? Clear, rushing water and green leaves under the trees. Near Kell, Rhineland Pfalz. Germany. ©Laurel Decher, 2020. What
When we travel these days, we often drive or fly. In earlier times, the rivers were the highways. Big and long rivers, like the Rhine
STAG HUNT attributed to Huang Zongdao (Northern Song or Jin Dynasty 96-1234) from Metropolitan Museum of Art online collection. More great materials after your students
Vermont author Kate Messner has a marvelous collection of author videos!!!! (I watched Grace Lin’s “How to Draw A Chinese Dragon” right away. 🙂 The
This re-purposed vending machine is all about external motivation–which piece of art would you like to buy? ©Laurel Decher, 2020. Reading an article about how
What is international book giving day? 6 ways you can get involved: 14th February is about getting books into the hands of as many children
I’ve been doing a little more research for the next Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale. Look what I found! 🙂 Did you know you can get
Nero has a gift for getting lost . . . Burg Rheinfels (Fortress Rhine Boulder) is the inspiration for the Saffron Kingdom. ©Laurel Decher, 2021.
Prince Nero is a trouble-magnet–for compasses, maps and magical creatures. Do you need inspiration? After an author spends a few months or years working on