My middle daughter, has been working on her start-up, Swarm, for over a year, starting as a Junior at Northwestern University. Her idea was hatched during a Little Joe Fellow trip meant to jumpstart undergraduates into successful entrepreneurs. NU’s The Garage also selected her for a $10,000 grant so she could spend the summer working…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
The Traveling Taco on Reading Rockets’ Summer Reading Guide 2025!
Thank you to Reading Rockets for including The Traveling Taco on their Summer Reading Guide 2025! p.s. Related posts: Origami French Fries: Activity for THE TRAVELING TACO Today is My Book Birthday for The Traveling Taco & 10 Book GIVEAWAY! The Traveling Taco book trailer! Kirkus Reviews My Newest Picture Book: THE TRAVELING…
Cover Reveal for Fight for the Right to Read
I’m thrilled to be doing the cover reveal for a new picture book biography on a timely topic! Award-winning author Jeff Gottesfeld and #OwnVoices co-writer Michelle Y. Green introduce us to another important historical figure who deserves to be better known. Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike…
We Sing From the Heart makes Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year 2025!
I am thrilled to announce that We Sing From the Heart has been selected as Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025! Congratulations to everyone on the list, and thank you so much to Bank Street College of Education for this honor! We Sing From the Heart by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor…
Sumo Joe turns 6 Years Old and 6 book GIVEAWAY!
My debut picture book, Sumo Joe, turns 6 today. I had entered the Lee and Low New Voices competition, and … I didn’t win! I did get an offer for editorial support from the Lee and Low team and seven months later, after at least four rounds of revisions that included a new backmatter section,…
7 Interfaith Picture Books & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest children’s book creator today, Bub, who created a list of 7 interfaith picture books. Her book, Eight Fairy Nights, was born out of the desire to make Hanukkah meaningful and magical for her four precious granddaughters and two wonderful sons’ families. Eight Fairy Nights by Bub Eight Fairy Nights offers an…
Read Your World Summer Flash Sale!
Read Your World Summer Flash Sale Sponsorship has begun for Authors & Publishers … Our 2026 Platinum and Author Sponsorship Summer Flash Sale for Read Your World 2026 (1/29/26) is now open! Take advantage of the 30% savings by locking in your 2026 Platinum or Author Sponsorship before July 31! The Flash Sale for Read Your World (formerly…