Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
My kids studied Ghana in second grade and their teachers all wanted to find books that portrayed Ghana as a city because the kids all thought the Ghanaians lived in rural villages. This was more than 15 years ago, and I’m happy to see that there are few books depicting Accra, Ghana’s capital city. I’m…
I wanted to pull together all my resources on one page in honor of Women’s History Month. Resources to Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth Here are my book lists Picture Books About Strong, Independent Female Artists African-American Female Musicians Picture Books 31+ STEM Books to Inspire Girls Visiting the Little Women Home of Louisa May Alcott…
Welcome to the Destiny Finds Her Way Blog Tour & Giveaway! To celebrate the release of Destiny Finds Her Way by Newbery Honor winner Margarita Engle, blogs across the web are hosting guest posts from Margarita as well as the book’s photographer, Sam Trull, who is also the co-founder and Executive Director of the Sloth…
I have two picture book biographies coming out with Red Comet Press but not until next year. In the meantime, I’m so excited about Red Comet Press’s latest offerings! We are also doing a 5 book giveaway. Five winners can each pick a book of their choice from the Spring 2023 catalog! To enter, please…
I’m excited to share that Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World was selected by dPICTUS for their list of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023! An active community of international picturebook publishers and agents use the dPICTUS online platform to promote their titles, secure foreign rights deals, discover emerging talent, and make…
Please join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. March’s event will be held on March 2nd and we are celebrating Women’s History Month using Planting Stories: The Life of…
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is an icon of Boston. It’s right up there with Fenway Park’s Sweet Caroline for the 7th-inning stretch! Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey A mother and father duck look for the perfect place to hatch and raise their ducklings in Boston. Their journey is fraught with…