April 17-18 will mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). In 2018, after experiencing increased antisemitism and feeling a need to do something about it, I met Eva Kor, who had survived Auschwitz as a child. Normally all children would have been sent immediately to their deaths in the gas chambers, but because she was a…
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Queen’s Bath Hike in Kauai Hawaii
The hike down was treacherous due to slippery mud puddles all the way down to Queen’s Bath but it was well worth ruining my sneakers! I followed this family with small children and put my feet where they did. That really helped! It was easy to slip and fall down. I finally caught…
What are the Jobs of the Future?
There is an interesting article from TradingPedia about college enrollment and high-paying jobs. As a co-founder of Aquent, a marketing and creative staffing solutions company, I am fascinated by the world of work and how it’s changing. What are the Jobs of the Future? Let’s take a look. The headline of the story is that…
14 Picture Books Celebrating Cats: Let’s Fete Felines
Please welcome my guest author today, Maria Gianferrari with her list of 14 Picture Books Celebrating Cats! We are giving away a signed copy of picture book, Being a Cat: A Tail of Curiosity. To enter, please leave a comment. Maria will pick a winner from the comments. —- To celebrate the upcoming release of…
Save the Date: Josh Funk and I will be at Hummingbird Books
Please save the date for Storytime at Hummingbird Books 55 Boylston St Suite 5510 Chestnut Hill, MA in The Street mall Sunday, May 28th 11:00 am with Josh Funk I will be celebrating my book birthday for Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. Josh will be reading his newest picture…
Picture Book Announcement: We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court (out Fall 2024 through Red Comet Press)
I’m thrilled to announce a new picture book through Red Comet Press. We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez. This is the story of Simon Tam, the leader of the popular all-Asian-American dance-pop band, The Slants®,…
Kirkus reviews Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
The Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World review went live on the Kirkus website on February 25th and was published in the March 15th edition of Kirkus Reviews. “A dozen sustainable farms around the world offer intriguing possibilities for the future of agriculture. Simple four-beat rhyming couplets concisely describe a…