My middle daughter, PickyKidPix, became terrified of sharks after indulging in too many Shark Week TV shows. It’s easy to get a skewed impression of sharks so let’s use children’s books to learn about sharks before Shark Week begins on July 17th! Let’s start Shark Week off with some facts about sharks, shed by the first…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Grandpa Grumps Cover Reveal!
Please welcome debut author Katrina Moore today! We are both in New in ’19 debut picture book group! Today, we will be sharing her COVER REVEAL and she will be interviewing her illustrator. Let’s get started! ————- Growing up, I spent so many years watching my grandpa cook. We didn’t exchange many words—he spoke Chinese,…
My First SCBWI: NESCBWI Springfield 2019
NESCBWI Springfield May 2019. It all started with a children’s book writing class at my local high school community ed taught by Margo Lemieux. This has let to my first SCBWI conference … as a presenter! Here are some highlights of an amazing weekend: Lisa Yee’s revision workshop was a master class on revising AND…
13 Great Chapter Books for Kids
I’ve noticed that animal rescue books are popular in chapter books: Five New Rescue Dog Books Books for Kids to Celebrate Adopt a Shelter Pet Day Debbi Michiko Florence brings diversity and animal rescue to life in her newest early chapter book series, My Furry Foster Family! I’m happy that there are other diverse voices…
Holocaust Performing Art Show: For Our Fathers
I’m mentoring a First to College high school student whose goal is to study graphic design at MassArt so I took her to meet one of my college freshman dorm mates, Lisa Rosowsky, is a professor of graphic design there. Lisa sent me an invite to her newest show called For Our Fathers: Two fathers—one…
American Red Cross Needs YOU for #MissingTypes
Thank you to Boise Paper for sponsoring this post! There’s something that might make you a superhero to someone. You could literally save their life by donating blood. Did you know that the American Red Cross has a Missing Types campaign, now in its second year, to inspire new blood donors to roll up a…
Sumo Joe Releases TODAY & Swag Giveaway!
I can’t believe that Sumo Joe is releasing today! It feels like I have been talking about Sumo Joe for years and now it’s finally real! Thank you to everyone who has supported me along this journey including authors who have kindly covered Sumo Joe on their blogs: Caroline Starr Rose: Classroom Connections: Sumo Joe…







