In celebration of Read Your World Day on January 30th, I am sharing reviews of diverse children’s books that I’ve received. We will be giving away book bundles at our Virtual Party. It will be held at 9 pm EST on January 30th. Sign up here for Read Your World Virtual Party 18…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Dorktales Podcast: Simon Tam, Hidden Hero of History
I’m thrilled that Dorktales Podcast created a podcast featuring Simon Tam based on my latest picture book, WE SING FROM THE HEART. You can listen to it wherever you find podcasts or you can watch it: There is also a FREE activity guide that goes along with the podcast. According to Dorktales…
WE SING FROM THE HEART is Orbis Pictus Recommended Book
I was at NCTE 2024 in Boston when I heard that We Sing From the Heart was recognized as an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. Thank you so much to the NCTE Orbis Pictus committee for this honor! We Sing From The Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for…
Read Your World Virtual Party + Book Bundle GIVEAWAYS!
Please join us for the Read Your World Virtual Party on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 9 pm to 10 pm EST. Register here! We will be giving away book bundles of 10 books each every 10 minutes as we discuss the state of children’s book publishing. Sign up for the virtual party and…
Our Story and Song Festival in Millis, MA
Erin Dionne, Kelly Carey, and I were invited to participate in a Story and Song Festival in Millis, Massachusetts organized by singer and illustrator Robert Zammarchi. Robert has brought new life to Niagara Hall in Millis by creating a performance showcase for his town. This is one example of the events that he created. Thank…
WE SING FROM THE HEART wins California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award
I am thrilled and honored to have received the California Reading Association’s Eureka! Honor Book Award in the nonfiction children’s book category for We Sing From The Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez and published by Red Comet Press. Thank you…
WE SING FROM THE HEART book trailer featured on Shelf Awareness!!
I am thrilled for We Sing From the Heart to be included in Shelf Awareness, a publishing company based in the United States that produces two e-zines focused on bookselling, books, and book reviews. The book trailer for We Sing From the Heart was featured! And this is the WE SING FROM THE HEART book…







