Black Joy is not … dismissing or creating an ‘alternate’ black narrative that ignores the realities of our collective pain; rather, it is about holding the pain and injustice…in tension with the joy we experience. It’s about using that joy as an entry into understanding the oppressive forces we navigate through as a means to…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
FOOD FOR THE FUTURE makes Imagination Soup’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2023
I’m so thrilled that Food for the Future made Imagination Soup‘s list of 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids. You can see the entire list here. p.s. Related posts: Food for the Future: Sustainable Values in Children’s Books at the ALAAC23 FOOD FOR THE FUTURE Book Launch with Josh Funk at…
New! Food for the Future Activity and Discussion Guide!
I have a new Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World Discussion and Activity Guide! It’s perfect for educators and parents who want gardening extension activities that can be done indoors. Get it here or here FoodfortheFuture_ActivityPack Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World Song and Music Video! …
10 Picture Books About Dogs Who Help Us & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Maria Gianferrari, with her holiday list of favorite dog and therapy dog picture books! She has a list of 10 picture books about dogs who help us through thick and thin. Maria is a long-time rescue dog owner and this is an ode to all wonderful dogs, past and…
17 Wonderful Picture Books Related to Taiwan
Please welcome my guest author today, Margaret Chiu Greanias, with a sequel to her list of picture books about Taiwanese characters or by Taiwanese American authors and author-illustrators with 12 wonderful picture books related to Taiwan. Her original list of picture books related to Taiwan is here. We are giving away a copy of How…
Supertree Grove in Singapore featured in Food for the Future
The Supertree Grove is featured in my picture book, Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng, and published by Barefoot Books. It was a thrill to see the SuperTtee Grove for myself in Singapore. This is the smaller grove: My daughter, who is spending a semester abroad at…
8 Great Picture Books for Introverts & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Margaret Chiu Greanias, with her list of picture books for introverts. What is an introvert? It’s a concept created by the father of psychology Carl Jung. WebMD defines it as: “An introvert is a person with qualities of a personality type known as introversion, which means that they feel more…







