Keeping calm and moving on was a part of our everyday lives.”īut books were another part of that life, one that offered escape from being a young farm hand. “We never knew if we’d end up on the ground or over a fence.
“My sister and I gentled these horses,” she remembers, “riding them every day, eventually taking them to horse shows and winning ribbons.” It was always an adventure. And it was up to Tami and her sister to bring that potential out. Horses that kicked, or bucked, or bolted at country auctions or from farmers down on their luck.” Other buyers may have passed them over, but Tami’s dad saw their potential. “My father often bought the ‘bad horses’ no one else wanted. “This was a real working farm,” she says. She grew up on a Kentucky horse farm that, by her own description, was far from the idyllic vision of fancy stables full of well trained ponies. From the first glint of idea, to working with a premier editor, to a once in a lifetime meeting with the subject of Soar Elinor! -ninety-six-year-old Elinor Smith-it’s a tale of inspiration and resolve.Īnd it starts with a little girl who grew up riding rogue horses, and turned a deep and restless love of adventure into writing books about girls who know how to “get the lead out.” The book that not only captures the spirit of early aviation but shines a light on an important woman pilot whose story was nearly lost to time.Īnd there’s a fascinating story behind the story of how this picture book biography came to be. So I’m pleased to be the one to sit down and talk with Tami about Soar Elinor! her debut picture book from Farrar Straus & Giroux. Tami is a founding member of Tollbooth, a tireless promoter of children’s lit and the savvy, kind and creative soul we all count on for insight and advice when it comes to writing. Here on the blog we’re especially proud of Tami, whose new picture book is absolutely beautiful. Soar Elinor! hits bookstores today! Congratulations Tami Lewis Brown! Originally published at Through the Tollbooth.
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