One Voice In A Grand Choir
Trying to recall the exact words on a poster I saw in a school library some years ago, I did an internet search and discovered this:
Use the talents you possess,
for the woods would be very silent
if no birds sang except the best.
The words on the poster may not have been Van Dyke’s precisely, but close enough. Many times over the years, the message in these words has kept me writing.
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Kathy Stinson is the author of the classic Red Is Best, the award-winning The Man with the Violin, and the GG shortlisted The Rock and the Butterfly. Her wide range of titles includes picture books, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. She has enjoyed the privilege of meeting with her readers in every province and territory of Canada, in the United States, Britain, Liberia, and Korea. Currently president of CANSCAIP (the Canadian Society of Authors, Illustrators, and Performers), Kathy lives in a small town in southern Ontario.
