I was thrilled to be invited to join Nancy Tupper Ling‘s #AuthorAcrostic series. You may know Nancy from her children’s books. I have to be honest. I did not know exactly what an acrostic poem was when she asked me. I looked it up. It does not have to be rhyming but I found the…
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Multicultural Children’s Book Club: Juneteenth Celebration!
Please join me and Amy Tai for our second Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. June’s event will be held on June 3rd and we are celebrating Juneteenth using Juneteenth Jamboree by…
10 Diverse Middle Grade Novels in Verse & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Rajani LaRocca. I am dubbing 2021 The Year of Rajani LaRocca Children’s Books because look at the amazing lineup of books being released this year!!! I met Rajani at The Concord Bookshop several years ago for her Midsummer’s Mayhem book launch event. We shared a book birthday. Sumo Joe…
Prompts to Support Your Child’s Reading
When young children are learning to read, it is common for them to get stuck on words. It’s also common to hear, “Sound it out” from the adult listening to them read. But there are many other strategies for parents to add to their repertoire that will help their children solve words. The goal is…
Storytime at Aquent with Sumo Joe!
I was thrilled to participate in a picture book storytime event for Aquent‘s Take Your Child to Work Day. To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of book. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Follow PragmaticMom’s board Multicultural Books for Kids on Pinterest. Follow PragmaticMom’s…
10 Reasons to Go for a Master’s Program
Let me start by saying that I have my Master’s Degree in business from UCLA. I pursued this degree three years after graduating from college because, as an entrepreneur who was running a staffing business but who had studied History and Science in college, I was unable to read my company’s financial statements. It was…
College Savings for Child: Making Sure Your Kid Will Go to College
When your child is small, you might not think about college. Unfortunately, that’s a mistake many parents make. But kids grow up very fast so it makes sense to start thinking of saving for college for them when they are very young. Besides helping your kid prepare for college with a qualified tutor and financing…







