I’m excited to share that Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World was selected by dPICTUS for their list of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023! An active community of international picturebook publishers and agents use the dPICTUS online platform to promote their titles, secure foreign rights deals, discover emerging talent, and make…
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Challenging Erasure: Books for kids that talk about Palestine and the lived experience of Palestinians
Please welcome my guest author Alice Rothchild with her book list about Challenging Erasure: 15 books for kids that talk about Palestine and the lived experience of Palestinians. Her newest book is Finding Melody Sullivan. Finding Melody Sullivan by Alice Rothchild Finding Melody Sullivan is my contemporary young adult novel about trauma, (from the personal…
Pros Of Meal Delivery Services for Busy Moms
Meal delivery services can provide a convenient and healthy option for those with busy lifestyles. These services have become increasingly popular in recent years, and for busy moms, they can be a real game-changer. They allow the working moms of today to choose from a variety of meals, often including options for specific dietary needs…
RISD Pre-College Dorm Room: Summer 2022
My son did the 6-week Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College program. He thinks that because he registered early for this program, he ended up in the new dorm, the one with AIR CONDITIONING which is very useful during Providence’s humid and sticky summers! He doesn’t need much by way of dorm room decoration as…
Multicultural Children’s Book Club: PLANTING STORIES
Please join us for our 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. March’s event will be held on March 2nd and we are celebrating Women’s History Month using Planting Stories: The Life of…
Keeping It Real: Middle Grade Graphic Novel panel at Boston Book Festival
Colleen AF Venable moderated this popular panel at the Boston Book Festival, Keeping It Real: Middle Grade Graphic Novels. “Middle grade readers can’t get enough of graphic novels that reflect the real lives of kids. Join three authors whose illustrated novels explore the trials and tribulations, large and small, of regular girls. In Kayla Miller’s…
Make Way for Ducklings at the Boston Public Garden
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is an icon of Boston. It’s right up there with Fenway Park’s Sweet Caroline for the 7th-inning stretch! Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey A mother and father duck look for the perfect place to hatch and raise their ducklings in Boston. Their journey is fraught with…