How Children’s Stories Can Save The World (or at least help us better...
How Children’s Stories Can Save The World (or at least help us better understand it!) Stories. We love them. They’re our most ancient form of education. And yet there’s often a mismatch between the...
View ArticleThe World Needs You To Be the Best You Can Be
The World Needs You To Be the Best You Can Be I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic. Actually, I devoured it. Gilbert gave me a much-needed refresher on creativity, reminding me to:...
View ArticleAll Around Us
All Around Us I have to tell you about a children’s book I absolutely love. All Around Us, written by Xelena Gonzalez, illustrated by Adrianna M. Garcia (Cinco Puntos Press, 2017, winner of the 2018...
View ArticleMAKE WHAT YOU LOVE – Kid’s Art Challenge and Book Give-Away
I’ve been thinking about all those young ones at home with a lot of time and not a lot to do. Here’s a little art challenge & book give-away just for them. This one is open to “kids” of all ages,...
View ArticleLet’s Get nErDy!
NERD CAMP PA 2021 is less than two weeks away! Can’t wait to get #nErDy at this FREE literacy “unconference” for educators, librarians and others with a passion for children’s & YA lit. I’ll be...
View ArticleWho says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
GOT 3 MINUTES? Click here to watch the Time Whiskers sizzle reel and get to know one very appealing cat. I’m so excited to share this three-minute sizzle reel for TIME WHISKERS. Ok. Ok. I know....
View ArticleCalling All Children’s Book Lovers, History Buffs and Fellow Research Nerds!
The Lincoln Memorial: 100th Anniversary Celebration and MONUMENT MAKER Book Talk My family loves to call me a NERD. I get curious and find myself obsessively going deeper and deeper into a subject,...
View ArticleA FanGirl Moment (And Why It’s Okay to Talk About Death): Part I
I’m having a FANGIRL moment. The subject of my ardent admiration is Isabelle Thomas, author of Fox, A Circle of Life Story, (foe ages 5-7) and a gazillion other brilliant children’s books (Actually...
View ArticleThat Second Cup of Coffee, and Why We Need to Talk to Children About Cycles:...
That Second Cup of Coffee, and Why We Need to Talk to Children About Cycles: Part II It’s about two o’clock right now and I’m thinking about a second cup of coffee. That would power me through writing...
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