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Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
Asian Culture and KidLit series with Andrea Wang
I’m excited to announce an Asian culture series with author Andrea Wang. You might know her for her picture book The Nian Monster. I have her book on my Lunar New Year book list. She has a new picture book biography coming up about Cup of Noodles founder Momofuku Ando. I have my debut picture book, Sumo…
Teachers: Learn About (free) Be-a-Famous Writer Contest for Kids!
Please welcome Mrs. P, literacy champion, today! I’m chatting with her on the eve of her 10th annual Be-a-Famous Writer Contest. You’ve been running your Be-a-Famous Writer Contest and your FREE literacy website MrsP.com now for 10 years. What do you look for in a story? I am glad you asked, especially since you are going…
#BoisePaper Box Tops for Education #BoisePaperB2S
Thank you to Boise Paper for sponsoring this post. Do you save Box Tops for Education™? I got in the habit when my kids were in elementary school and I still save them in a little wooden box like they are gold! In a way, they are gold. Our elementary school Physical Education teacher asked…
5 Earth Sciences STEM Picture Books
Please welcome my guest author today, Jody Jensen Shaffer, whose earth sciences book, A Chip Off The Old Block inspired this STEM book list. A Chip Off The Old Block by Jody Jensen Shaffer, illustrated by Daniel Miyares A pebble is on a quest to find out if he resembles any of his famous relatives. There’s Uncle Gibraltar,…
HOW TO CODE A SANDCASTLE book launch
Josh Funk has had a slew of book launches lately! I missed his Albie Newton at Blue Bunny Books so I was determined to make How To Code a Sandcastle since it was right in my town at Newtonville Books. His event was well attended and I saw Jacqueline Davies again this week (last week…
When Your College Roommate Is President of American University
I’m so proud of my college roommate, Sylvia Mathews Burwell. She has the most impressive resume of anyone that I know: Rhodes Scholar, McKinsey Consultant, Deputy Chief of Staff for President Clinton, Gates Foundation Executive, U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services for President Obama. Here are a few things that are surprising. She never…