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Food for the Future selected by dPICTUS as 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023
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 Picturebooks 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 new…
FOOD FOR THE FUTURE is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection!
Those with sharp eyes might have noticed the small gold sticker on the upper right-hand cover of Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. It’s from Junior Library Guild. For those who are not familiar with Junior Library Guild, they are a curating subscription service for libraries. Their team of expert librarians reads…
5 Sustainable Upgrades the Whole Family Will Appreciate
Being a parent is about many things, one of which is forming our children into people who will live abundant lives that help others and the planet. Even if being a good steward of the Earth is low on your family’s list of priorities, encouraging children to live sustainably is something parents should incorporate when…
Barbara Dee on Parenting in Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet & GIVEAWAY!
“A powerful depiction of the impact of climate change on a young activist’s mental health.” —Kirkus My kids are stressed out about the planet. My oldest child is so concerned that, as an Industrial Design major at RISD, she’s minoring in Environmental Studies. I’m worried too. You should see me in the kitchen policing the…
Picture Book Announcement! Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new picture book coming out through Barefoot Books spring of 2023! Robert Sae-Heng is the illustrator. Lisa Rosinsky and Autumn Allen are the editors. Lary Rosenblatt at 22MediaWorks represented me. Jess Lomas at Inkling Illustration represented the illustrator. Picture Book Announcement! Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms…
Team SCUPP is a Finalist for Wege Prize
My daughter and her team are competing for $65,000 in prize money for the Wege Prize against five other teams who hail from around the world! Wege Prize is an annual competition that ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring college/university students around the world to collaborate across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries…