Thank you to Poetry for Children for including Barbed Wire Between Us in Sneak Peek list of Poetry for Young People 2026! Here is the list: Sneak Peek list of Poetry for Young People 2026 Adjoa, Delali. 2026. The Free Verse Society. Peachtree Teen. Alexander, Kwame. 2026. The Mighty Macy. Ill. by Kitt Thomas. Little, Brown. Arango,…
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GREEN HOMES HAPPY PLANET Cover Reveal
My picture book, Green Homes, Happy Planet, has had quite a journey. It started out with the title A Place to Call Home. I failed to check for other books by this same name when I titled it. My editor, agent, and I brainstormed alternative titles. I even used ChatGPT for ideas, but it didn’t…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Since I was going to be in Washington, DC for NCSS, my husband joined me so that we could go to some of the museums. He hadn’t visited museums in DC since his trip in high school. I hadn’t seen the museums since graduating from college. We had a lot of catching up to do!…
Join Us for FREE Read Your World Black History Month Panel + Book GIVEAWAYS!
Please join us on Feb 17, 2026 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) for our FREE Virtual Event with panelists Deedee Cummings Tonya Duncan Ellis Nina Crews Lisa D. Brathwaite Click here to register or click on the image below: Book Bundle Giveaway We will be giving away books during our live event!…
12 Diverse Picture books about Art and SEL & #Giveaway
My guest author today is Erin Dealey, whose upcoming book Squirrel Draws Big Feelings (illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell/ Beaming Books, available April 7, 2026) shows young readers how Squirrel, Porcupine, and Bear calm their BIG feelings with chalk art and friendship. Together they learn that, even when we don’t have the words to express…
Today is Read Your World Day 2026!
Today is Read Your World Day! Let’s celebrate by: 1) Linking up diverse children’s and YA book reviews Please add your links to our Big Giant Linky: You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter 2) Join us for our Read Your World Virtual Party We will be giving away book…
Rosie Rios and America 250
My college roommate, Rosie Rios, was in town and I learned that she is charge of the celebration for America 250. She gave a speech in Lexington for the Battle of Lexington and Concord reenactment during Patriot’s Day. This year, it was held on the Saturday instead of the Monday so I was able to…







