Please welcome my guest author, Alice Faye Duncan with her picture book list on blues and jazz music! We are giving away five signed copies of Yellow Dog Blues. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. 7 Picture Books About Blues Music & All That Jazz Blues Journey by Walter Dean Myers,…
Category: African American Children’s Books
8 Picture Books Featuring Outdoor Activities & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Valerie Bolling. I’m excited to watch her career take off as an author. For some of us, the Covid lockdown was a time that stymied our creative output but for Valerie, it was the exact opposite. I’m so proud of her and the amazing books that she has created….
Book Announcement! Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist
I am so thrilled to be making a book with Angus Yuen-Killick, founder of Red Comet Press. The incredibly talented Keith Henry Brown will illustrate Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist. This middle grade picture book biography is slated to come out in January of 2027! p.s. Related…
7 Let’s Dance Picture Books and GIVEAWAY!
National Dance Day coming up on September 17, so this is the perfect time to kick up our heels and dance! To lead our dancing, let’s welcome author Valarie Bolling with her picture book Let’s Dance!! Let’s Dance! by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Maine Diaz This rhythmic picture book showcases dances from all over…
Parent-Child Special Moments Picture Book List and GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome author Valerie Bolling with her list of Parent-Child Special Moments, a reminder that we can also celebrate single mothers on Father’s Day for the multi-parenting roles they play. We are giving away a copy of Together We Ride. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. How about you? What are…
8 Picture Books About Riding a Bike & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling. We were both on the Equity and Inclusion Committee for NESCBWI. I really enjoyed working with her. She has a steadiness and voice of reason which is always helpful when doing work in diversity and inclusion! Her latest picture book is part of a pair. It’s part of…
Walden Pond and Black History Month
I finally visited Henry David Thoreau House at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. It’s about 20 minutes from where I live and I have passed it many, many times, but never stopped to see it. He was a precursor to the Tiny House movement. His house can be described not just as tiny but also…







