If you are like me, winter requires different skincare than a summertime routine. There still is the need for sunscreen, even in New England weather where the sun doesn’t seem to be very strong in the winter. But there is now a need for a new skincare routine to combat dryness. Why the dry skin…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
6 Picture Books on Light Pollution and the Night Sky
Please welcome my guest author today, Marsha Diane Arnold. You might remember her from her post on 10 Books on Helping Endangered Animals. She has a new picture book out, Lights Out, and we are giving away a copy! Please use the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Children’s Books on Light Pollution and…
New Books from My Colleagues at NESCBWI Inclusion and Diversity Committee!
I’m on the New England Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (NESCBWI ) Inclusion and Diversity Committee and I’m excited to announce the newest children’s books by my colleagues on this committee! Jeanette Bradley, who has led this new committee, has a new picture book that she illustrated — When the Babies Came to…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021 SPONSORSHIPS!
Sign Up for Free Diverse Children’s Books! Authors, illustrators, and publishers! Multicultural Children’s Book Day sponsorships are available! What does this mean? Celebrated annually on the last Friday in January, our global non-profit offers a plethora of free resources, teaching tools, booklists, downloads, and a year-round initiative to get multicultural and diverse books into the…
My Remote Learning Plan for My High School Sophomore
I think this has been on all our minds. What is our school doing this fall? Are we hybrid or remote learning? Either mode does not bode well, especially for high school students who will need to learn at the non-COVID-19 normal pace if they are going to take Advanced Placement tests in the future….
25 Foster Care Themed Books for Tweens
Did you know that foster care is on the rise? “The number of cases of children entering the foster care system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000, according to research published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.” It can be traced to the opioid endemic which is largely due to Purdue Pharma based…
14 Books for Kids About 9/11
Living near Boston where the 9/11 planes took off, we seem to be one degree away from knowing someone who perished that day. For me, my neighbor was one of the pilots flying out of Boston. My neighborhood cafe and bakery had a daughter on that flight. My old neighbors from the South End have…