Gallery: Marion Hall Holland
Barbara and Marion Holland, 1938 (?)
Marion's father, Maurice Hall; her mother, Lola Davis Hall; George Hemingway Hall; and Marion Wallace Crowther Hall
Emily and Marion at Marion's cabin in Bluemont, Va. (1963)
Marion in 1985
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High school: Marion, front and center
Marion's 'chalk talks'
My grandmother used to give "chalk talks" for groups of kids, and she took me along to one of them when I was 6 or 7 years old. It was at the Chevy Chase Elementary School, across the street from her house. Marion tucked a giant pad of paper under her arm, tossed a box of crayons into her pocketbook, and we walked across Rosemary Circle to the school. I remember feeling shy but proud to tag along into a classroom full of children, where Marion perched on a stool and told stories, illustrating them as she went along. I wish we'd kept some of those giant pads of paper! (Although it's likely Marion gave the pictures to the children after her story was told.) -- Emily 
Detail from the high school photo
Marion Holland's books are represented by McIntosh & Otis, Inc. |