Please join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. May’s event will be held on May 4th and we are celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month using Holding On by…
21 Incredible Novels In Verse that Deserve Attention + GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author Meg Eden Kyatt with her list of 21 incredible novels in verse that deserve attention. Meg Eden Kuyatt is a neurodivergent author and college-level creative writing instructor. We are giving away a book bundle of Good Different ARC and related goodies. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the…
Food for the Future BOOK TRAILER!!!
I am delighted to share the book trailer for Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng. Edited by Lisa Rosinsky. Releasing May 23, 2023, through Barefoot Books. p.s Related posts: Kirkus reviews Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World FOOD FOR THE FUTURE is…
Throwing Boiling Water in – 6 Degrees
What happens when it gets really, really cold in Boston? Like record-breaking cold? My husband decided to test a TikTok video experiment of throwing boiling water into -6 degree Fahrenheit temperature air. I filmed it in slow motion: The next day, the temperature increased by nearly 59 degrees from Saturday morning, when it was…
9 Tips for Parents With Neurodivergent Children
Every human being is unique, and neurodivergent children often remind us of this most lovingly and kindly through their unusual way of seeing the world. However, the same characteristics can sometimes frustrate parents seeking tips to bring their kids up to be happy and productive members of society. However, many of the tips parents of…
10 Children’s Books for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah + Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
April 17-18 will mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). In 2018, after experiencing increased antisemitism and feeling a need to do something about it, I met Eva Kor, who had survived Auschwitz as a child. Normally all children would have been sent immediately to their deaths in the gas chambers, but because she was a…
Queen’s Bath Hike in Kauai Hawaii
The hike down was treacherous due to slippery mud puddles all the way down to Queen’s Bath but it was well worth ruining my sneakers! I followed this family with small children and put my feet where they did. That really helped! It was easy to slip and fall down. I finally caught…