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Erin Dionne, Kelly Carey, and I were invited to participate in a Story and Song Festival in Millis, Massachusetts organized by singer and illustrator Robert Zammarchi. Robert has brought new life to Niagara Hall in Millis by creating a performance showcase for his town. This is one example of the events that he created. Thank…
I am thrilled and honored to have received the California Reading Association’s Eureka! Honor Book Award in the nonfiction children’s book category for We Sing From The Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez and published by Red Comet Press. Thank you…
Here are my blog posts and book lists for January. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20th Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. with 3 Children’s Books‘ 15 Great Children’s Books on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Top 10: Best Children’s Books On Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement for Kids through Art and Books…
Thank you to Erin Dealey for featuring two of my picture books in her wonderful round-up of books: It’s the most WONDERFUL time of the year: a VERY SPECIAL ICYMThem Book List p.s. Related posts: WE SING FROM THE HEART book trailer featured on Shelf Awareness!! We Sing From the Heart on…
I am thrilled for We Sing From the Heart to be included in Shelf Awareness, a publishing company based in the United States that produces two e-zines focused on bookselling, books, and book reviews. The book trailer for We Sing From the Heart was featured! And this is the WE SING FROM THE HEART book…
Please welcome my guest author and friend, Padma Venkatraman, with her list of 7 Stories About Saving Sea Creatures. We met at an SCBWI conference in Springfield many years ago. The author signings were lined up alphabetically so I had the great pleasure of sitting next to her. Her middle grade book, The Bridge Home,…
Lisa Rogers was kind enough to invite us to her Little Golden Book launch of Elvis Presley in this music-themed book party, complete with a karaoke machine! There was music! There was dancing! And, a lot of fun was had by all! Here are highlights of our event: Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book…