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Linda Borromeo
- 3 min
The Hope Rose and a Wondrous Old Rose Garden
My husband and I looked down at our sad miniature rose. "I don't think it's going to make it," Peter said. When Peter gave me the little...
Linda Borromeo
- 6 min
Kate Greenaway: Staying True to Your Own Style
How do memories transform creativity and imagination? For artist and poet Kate Greenaway, childhood memories created a swirl of color,...
Linda Borromeo
- 4 min
In Her Own Hand: What Book Treasures Came to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
The Possibilities of a Handwritten Name Sunlight streamed into the children's room as the librarian handed my older sister her first...
Linda Borromeo
- 4 min
They Never Wearied of Stories: Discover a Surprising Children's Library
What can the height of a table tell you? If you walked into a special children's library of long ago, a small table could tell you a...
Linda Borromeo
- 5 min
Mary Cassatt and the Vanishing Mural
On a bright Chicago morning, Christie Edwards faces a life-altering decision. She is attending an awards ceremony at the 1893 Chicago...