Nathaniel Canon, 7, California Self Portraits These are the winners of our first Selfie Contest. Never in history have so many people taken so many photographs of themselves as we are doing now. I think many of us think of “selfies” as self-indulgent throw-away pictures. But that is not what you sent me. What you sent in were thoughtful photographs. I want to thank everyone who participated in this contest. There wasn’t a single entry that did show an effort being made to use the humble selfie as a venue for meaningful self-expression. There is clearly lots more that can be done with selfies. I will run this contest again. Special thanks to the parents who worked with their children to help them realize their visions. As with a lot of great art — pieces that may look spontaneous, were not. I could write about these pictures for hours! Enjoy! And, again, thank you for participating. The winners are: Katie Sohacki, 13; Oliver Girouard, 13; Annie Melkote, 11; Lucy Humble, 11; Peyton Jacobe, 11; Darrius Canon, 11; Sophia Lee Bartolini, 11, Nathaniel Canon, 7. Each of the prize winners receives $10, our thanks for participating, and our congratulations for a job well done. “Bohemian,” Katie Sohacki, 13, North Carolina “Slipping on a Banana Peal,” Oliver Girouard, 13, Washington “Rise,” Annie Melkote, 11, New Jersey “Me in a Tree With Jazz Hands,” Lucy Humble, 11, New York “Halloween Night,” Peyton Jacobe, 11, Texas Untitled, Darrius Canon, 11, California “100 Me’s,” Sophia Lee Bartolini, 11, New York Untitled, Nathaniel Canon, 7, California
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Stone Soup Writer Interview: Isabel Folger, 12
Stone Soup author Isabel Folger, 12, talks about how she lets a story gestate in her mind for a couple of weeks before she starts writing. Isabel had four stories published in Stone Soup: “A Fortunate Soul” (January/February 2013), “A Special Present” (November/December 2013), “Hope” (January/February 2014), and “Believing” (July/August 2014). She also wrote a review of the book Counting by Sevens (November/December 2014).
Cat Pictures by Children!
These are three very different approaches to making pictures of cats. But, what they have in common are the dynamic personalities of the cats that were models for the pictures. Each looks at us, as cats do, with their unique expressions. These pictures come from Oman, Lithuania, and Germany. Mother Cat with Kittens, Rafiaa Mouhamad Zaman, age 9, Oman Cats Warming Themselves, by Dalius Arulis, age 8, Lithuania My Cat and Her Kittens, by Gabi Gunther, age 10, Germany
