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I was thrilled to get the opportunity to speak at the ALA Conference 2023 on the Diversity in Publishing stage for Food for the Future. My topic was Sustainable Values in Children’s Books. While only a handful of people attended, the CEO of Barefoot Books, Nancy Traversy, recorded it for me. That’s the extra mile…
Please welcome author Marsha Diane Arnold today with Books about Rainforests and How we can Protect Them. Her newest picture book is Armando’s Island and are giving away a copy. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. ——- Thank you, Mia, for having me on Pragmatic Mom. I’m here to celebrate the rainforests…
This year’s Read Your World’s Classroom Kit is on Climate Change and Environment Justice. But what exactly does that mean? I am using this book list to explore this topic. Let’s start with climate change and global warming. Are they the same or different? What Is Climate Change and Global Warming? Climate Action: What Happened…
Please welcome my guest author today, Vicky Fang, with her list of STEM children’s books for toddlers and preschoolers. We are both in the picture book group, Soaring 20s, organized by Kirstin W. Larson. We are also giving away a signed copy of her newest book, Alphabot. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at…
Please welcome my guest author today, Maria Gianferrari, with her picture book list of favorite bird picture books! We are also giving away a copy of You and the Bowerbird. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. This giveaway ends in 7 days (usually my giveaways last 30 days). ——- As a…
Josh Funk kindly offered to do a book event with me so for my book launch for Food for the Future, I scheduled a Storytime at Hummingbird Books, a new independent bookstore in Chestnut Hill/Newton MA, near where I live. Because Food for the Future came out on May 23, 2023, the closest weekend landed…
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her list of picture books about making music. I met Valerie from a KitLit diversity and inclusion committee that we sat on together. I found her to be a great leader, solution-oriented, and supportive. At that time her debut picture book, Let’s Dance, was about to be…