Christopher Robin once said to Winnie-the-Pooh, “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” Immortal characters from literature sparked by the imagination of memorable authors such as A.A. Milne continue to inspire us today....
“Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage,” said C.S. Lewis, beloved author of literary classics such as The Chronicles of Narnia. He insisted, “A children’s story...
“I want to do something splendid … Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead,” wrote Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women. I read Little Women in 1968; 100 years after it was first published. “A significant emotional event can be the...
