Here are my blog posts and book lists for January. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20th Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. with 3 Children’s Books‘ 15 Great Children’s Books on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Top 10: Best Children’s Books On Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement for Kids through Art and Books…
My Book News! We Sing From the Heart wins Julia Ward Howe prize for children’s literature! WE SING FROM THE HEART is Carter G. Woodson Book Award Honoree! We Sing From the Heart is a Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner! Cover Reveal: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by…
I live in Newton, which morphed from its original name, New Town, a reference to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1688 on the land where the Waban lived, Newton is made up of 13 villages, with the intent that people could walk to their village center for their needs, such as the post office, library, and…
What a thrill to be part of the NCTE book awards celebration! The 2025 Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Orbis Pictus Award® for Outstanding Nonfiction, and Notable Children’s Poetry Books and Verse Novels List winners will be recognized, with keynote speakers Antwan Eady (The Last Stand), Dan SaSuWeh Jones (Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the…
Join us for our Read Your World virtual party on Thursday, January 30th at 8 pm EST. We will be giving away 10 Book Bundles + a Bonus Prize! Sign up here to be notified. We will be talking about: What are the implications of banning inclusive and diverse books in schools and libraries…
Together in Manzanar by Tracy Slater is an adult book that examines the struggles of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp. I was thrilled to meet her at her book launch at Newtonville Books! p.s. Related posts: FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE Geography Game featuring WWII Internment Sites! Dorktales Podcast about…
I am excited to announce that Barbed Wire Between Us made Kirkus’ list of The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of Spring 2026! Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación A powerful reverso poem about two girls separated by barbed wire and 80 years of history. Barbed Wire Between Us is…
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I love Jenny Brown‘s collage classes. I believe this is my fourth class with her! This was a fun and full day at the Hudson Chatham Winery, a connection she made while creating art daily before work at Tatte in Back Bay, Boston. In this art and wine experience, we had two art sessions,…