One year for my birthday, I had my husband take me to Cape Ann to see the exhibit for The Little House. The author and illustrator, Virginia Lee Burton, lived in Newton, MA where I live now. My kids grew up reading Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel and Katy and the Big Snow. In…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Aquent Turns 35 Years Old!
My company just turned 35 years old this month. We ran the numbers: During this time we found work for 145,000 people, at 71,000 clients, in nearly 20 countries. And the 3 original founders are still here! Thank you to everyone who has been part of our family: talent, clients, staff. You are all a…
Learning Japanese Through Games
Please welcome my guest author today, Jennifer Fischer. She’s a producer at Think Ten Media Group and blogs at Indie Jen Fischer on Medium. She has recommendations of how to teach kids Japanese using games. —– No doubt about it, kids love games: board games, card games and, of course, video games! We love our…
Thank you everyone! SUMO JOE on 2nd printing!!!
I was thrilled to learn from my publisher, Lee & Low, that Sumo Joe is on its second printing! Thank you to everyone who has supported my debut picture book! Hi Mia, Kandace may have already let you know but SUMO JOE is actually now in its second printing! That means, however, that we will…
Sumo Joe at Newton Family Fun Day 2021
Thank you to Newton’s Cultural Development Department has teamed up and Newton Community Pride to promote springtime fun with Family Fun Day. Thank you also to Story Starters who invited me to join their storytime event for Newton’s Family Fun Day 2021. Story Starters equips families with strategies to raise kids with anti-racist values and…
16 Picture Books about Curiosity
“Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back” Did you know that there is a second part to the famous proverb? It supports the recent research that “children with lower socioeconomic status generally have lower achievement than peers, but those who were characterized as curious performed similarly on math and reading assessments as children…
Learning about Rubik’s Cube Algorithms: STEAM Activity for Kids
If you would like your kids to be excited about science and math, it is a great idea to introduce fun STEAM activities as young as possible. For most people, solving a Rubik’s cube is extremely intimidating. The algorithms can seem complex and technically complicated. Don’t be discouraged though: without knowledge of algorithms it took…