Many people have asked how to get free diverse KidLit for their classroom and home! Read Your World nonprofit, formerly known as Multicultural Children’s Book Day, hosts an annual event that gives away free diverse children’s and young adult books! How can I participate in Read Your World Day? From September through December, get…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Announcing the Inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival!
Boston area children’s book lovers! Please save the date for the inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival! Nonprofits Read Your World and New Art Center have teamed up to host the inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, December 14th from 10 am to 2 pm at the New Art Center in Newtonville! Newton Children’s Book…
SLJ Reviews WE SING FROM THE HEART
Thank you to School Library Journal for reviewing 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 Gómez, and published by Red Comet Press. It comes out on October 15, 2024. [nonfiction picture book, for ages 7 and up] This…
I’m Walking to End Alzheimer’s…
I’m joining Team Fink/Wasserman to walk to end Alzheimer’s. I’m trying to reach my personal goal of $150. If you’d like to join our team (or another one) for the walk on Oct. 27 in Cambridge, you are warmly welcome! If you’d consider making a donation, that would also be appreciated. If neither works for you, please…
Please join me and 5 other authors for a fun book event at Wellesley Books!
Thank you to Lisa Rogers for creating this music-related picture book event! There will be a karaoke machine at Wellesley Books! We hope to see you at Sunday’s 6-author storytime & dance party! Wellesley Books 82 Central St Wellesley, MA 02482 Sunday, September 16th 2 pm to 3:30 pm We’ll celebrate Elvis &…
I’ll be at Louisville Book Festival!
I am thrilled to participate as an author and co-founder/President of Read Your World at the Louisville Book Festival created by our longtime Read Your World board member, Deedee Cummings! She created this event to address the book desert Louisville has, particularly for low income children. Part of the festival’s mission is to give every…
10 Picture Books to Teach and Inspire Teamwork & Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome author Carrie Finison and her list of 10 Picture Books to Teach and Inspire Teamwork. Her newest picture book is Pigs Dig a Road and we are giving away a signed copy! To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. —- Learning to work together takes lots and lots of practice…







