Please welcome my guest author today, Maria Gianferrari, with her list of 9 children’s books about farms and farm workers. Her newest picture book, Thank A Farmer, celebrates farmers. Thank A Farmer by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Monica Mikai Learn about the origins of food in this gorgeous and lyrical picture book that celebrates farmers…
Josh Funk kindly offered to do a book event with me so for my book launch for Food for the Future, I scheduled a Storytime at Hummingbird Books, a new independent bookstore in Chestnut Hill/Newton MA, near where I live. Because Food for the Future came out on May 23, 2023, the closest weekend landed…
We are so excited to release our newest Classroom Kit at Read Your World Celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day on Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice. Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice Classroom Kit Sign up for your free download and receive: Books recommendations on climate change and environmental justice. Activities for home or classroom:…
Our trip to visit an oyster farm in Duxbury, MA turned into Food for the Future. Not all my kids were able to attend that experience so when we were on the Big Island of Hawaii, I made sure to visit the abalone farm tour there. It wasn’t the same experience as we did take…
Today’s list is all about sustainable farms, to find friends for my newest picture book, Food for the Future. What are your favorite books on sustainability and/or farms? Thanks for sharing! I’m giving away 25 copies of Food for the Future. Please fill out this form to get a copy. 11 Children’s…
Next up… Chicago! All are welcome to join Barefoot CEO Nancy Traversy and authors Mia Wenjen (Food for the Future) and Shirin Shamsi (Zahra’s Blessing) for an evening meetup in Chicago on Saturday, June 24th! If you’re in town (perhaps for the ALA Conference?) and would like to attend, please email carolyn.wilkins@barefootbooks.com to RSVP. We would…
If you are going to the ALA conference in Chicago in June, please come see me! I’ll be speaking on Sunday. Name of Session: Sustainable Values in Children’s Literature Sunday, June 25 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth 5240) p.s. Related posts: Kirkus reviews…