Ideas to teach kids kindness, compassion and giving back.
Last night, my daughter who just graduated from high school told me about her friend Roberto. They have been friends since 6th grade. Roberto is supposed to attend U Mass Boston this fall, but now things are up in the air. Why? In 9 days, his father is being deported to Guatemala. But get this:…
In celebration of the launch of How To Coach Girls book, we are partnering with Berkshire Soccer Academy, a sleep away soccer camp for girls, with a five-part series. How To Coach Girls available here. Boston College Women’s Soccer Team has been working with Team Impact for a number of years. Team Impact is a national nonprofit that matches…
Elys Dolan is the illustrator for International Book Giving Day 2018’s official poster! Elys Dolan’s poster features an array of fun, book loving characters. Eagle eyed readers will spot some familiar, much loved characters from her illustrated novel, Knighthood for Beginners.
Taking the initiative to go green is a great way to show how much you care about the planet and do your part to create a better world for our future. However, because taking a green initiative can mean a variety of different things, it’s sometimes difficult to figure out exactly where to start. Thankfully,…
Young People’s Poet Laureate Margarita Engle and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater are championing the United Nations International Day of Peace which is today, September 21. They are hoping that our educator and author and illustrator friends will flood the internet with images, poems, books, and ideas of peace on this day (9/21) along with the UN…