Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Discover 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
7 min read
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 read
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 read
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
6 min read
Mary Cassatt and the Vanishing Mural
On a cool autumn evening in Chicago, Christie Edwards faces a life-altering decision. She is attending an awards ceremony at the 1893...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
A Spanish Princess, a Glass Dress, and a Creative Gamble
Cinderella's fairy godmother created glass slippers with just a flick of her wand. She would have needed to work overtime, however, to...
Linda Borromeo
4 min read
A Lighthouse Fights Bureaucracy at the Chicago World's Fair
Driving down the highway, I'm always intrigued when a moving house rolls by me. Propped on the back of a trailer-truck, with a sign...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
When a Viking Ship Invaded Chicago
A Shimmering World of Illusion One of the delights of writing historical mysteries is the ability to explore different times and imagine...