by Ingrid Seitz The ALAN Review 2006 PDFI was most pleased to meet and visit with Tom Barron during the ALAN Workshop in Pittsburgh this past November. I have heard him speak several times and am continuously impressed with this thoughtful and gentle man whose...
Columbus Metro Library Jan 18, 2005 PDFMost of your novels are geared toward young adults. Why do you prefer writing for a younger audience? T. A. Barron: Young people are--quite literally--our future. They have the energy, hope, and ideals to create a better world....
T. A. Barron discusses his “Creativity Top Ten” – the ten most important things anyone can do to encourage a child’s creativity.
by Linda M. Castellitto Book Page 2004 PDFEnter the world of Avalon: a wondrous land where all manner of creatures coexist around a great tree. Grown from a seed planted by none other than Merlin himself, the tree is cultivated and nurtured by T.A. Barron, author of...
When it comes to knowing the difference between a hero and a celebrity, our society is confused. Massively, profoundly confused.
T. A. Barron’s passion for children and nature as well as the need for strong examples of heroism led him to write the book The Hero’s Trail.
T. A. Barron answers questions about his career as a writer (especially a writer of fantasy) and his connection to the natural world.
by Sarah Allen The Oregonion Aug 11, 2001 PDF
Antoinette Botsford NAPRA Review May-June 2001 PDF"When I was 11 or 12 years old, I was sitting under a Ponderosa pine tree where I used to go to—oh, perhaps daydream," muses T.A. Barron. "I wondered what it might mean simply to be a tree." Barron has wondered well....
While doing research for The Merlin Effect, T. A. Barron became aware of how little had been written about Merlin’s youth.
