Today is my book birthday for The Traveling Taco! To celebrate, I’m giving away 10 signed copies! Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter! The Traveling Taco by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world From pizza to pasta…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
7 Train Books to get Young Readers on the Right Track + GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Marsha Diane Arnold. Her newest book is about a steam engine train, and she has a list of 7 Train Books to get Young Readers on the Right Track! We are giving away a copy of Big Boy 4014 and the Steam Team. To enter, please fill out the…
The Traveling Taco Storytime and Craft at Ten Trees Books
Please join me for a Storytime and Craft at Ten Trees Books in Natick, MA Ten Trees Books 22Main Street (Located inside The Hive) N Main St Natick, MA 01760 May 24 at 11 am I’ll be reading The Traveling Taco and making origami French Fries! Registration isn’t required, but if you…
We Sing From the Heart gets a few stickers!
I am humbled and honored to receive these honors for We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez. ALSC Notable Children’s Book Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book Notable Social…
A Cup of Quiet by Nikki Grimes GIVEAWAY!
I had the great honor of sitting next to Nikki Grimes at my first Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival and it was wonderful to see her again this past one a few months ago. She told me about her newest picture book, A Cup of Quiet, and offered to share a poem. It is such a…
Thank you for including WE SING FROM THE HEART in this BookList Essentials Article!
Thank you to author Sarah Hunter for including We Sing From the Heart in her BookList Essentials article on History in Trials! p.s. Related posts: We Sing From the Heart is a Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner! WE SING FROM THE HEART wins California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award WE…
Cover Reveal of my latest picture book … FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE!
I am thrilled to reveal the cover of my newest picture book, Fortune Cookies for Everyone, illustrated by the fabulous Colleen Kong-Savage, and published by Red Comet Press. An investigative picture book which cracks the cookie open to discover what is known about the origins of everyone’s favorite crunchy after-dinner treat – a collaboration with…







