Please join me in supporting Jonathan Cormur, a voice actor who happens to be on the spectrum. You may recognize Jonathan from his work with his mom, Jodi, from Geek Club Books and Zoom Autism Magazine. He is the host and storyteller of Dorktales Storytime Podcast. Dorktales Storytime Podcast: Fractured Fairy Tales + Big Bang…
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I Am The Shark! Cover Reveal
Today, I’m thrilled to do the cover reveal for Joan Holub’s latest picture book, I Am The Shark! I Am The Shark! Cover Reveal I Am The Shark! by Joan Holub, illustrated by Laurie Keller What makes the great white shark (one of) the greatest fish in the sea? FIN-d out in this hilarious fish-out-of-water…
10 Picture Books About People Protecting the Planet
Please welcome my guest author today, Sandra Neil Wallace, with her list on picture books featuring people who protect the planet. It’s a timely and much needed story. It’s not hard to find scientists concerned about climate change and global warming: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’ from the Guardian Warning: Climate change will bring…
7 Things that Make Your Admission Essay Stand Out
An admission committee considers different criteria when deciding whether to accept an applicant. Even though your previous academic performance and test scores are important, the admission essay is your chance to get the admissions reader to really understand who you are and what you are all about. Admission officers are taking a holistic approach to…
Exotic Fruit Challenge: Lilikoi or Passion Fruit
My 14-year-old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Lilikoi (also known as Passion Fruit). We are huge fans of passion fruit but we can rarely buy the fruit fresh where we live in Boston. Sometimes, though, it is actually at our Whole Foods but more typically, seasonally, at our green grocer’s. The passion fruit is ready to…
15 #OwnVoices Books about Autism
Please welcome my guest author, Adriana White. I had created a post on special needs children’s books about ten years ago when I started this blog that was really out of date and she saw my post on Twitter and was kind enough to help me out by gently educating me: Adriana White, MLIS @Adriana_Edu…
FREE Immersive History Game about WWII Japanese Americans
I met Michelle Chen at the Asian American Alumni Association a few years ago. We were both volunteering to be mentors to Harvard students. She is a producer of PBS educational shows at WNET in New York City. I interviewed her previously about how PBS shows got made. She is currently working on an educational…