Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
Today, I stand with others across the cultural community to honor the victims and survivors and call on leaders to ensure a nuclear weapon is never used again. The Japanese side of my family is from Hiroshima. No more Hiroshimas. No More Nagasakis. The stories we tell matter. In 1983, The Day After reached 100…
It was a few weeks after the Paris Olympics and actually the Para Olympics were in full swing, but the last week of August was not very crowded. The last time I was in Paris, about five years ago, the wait for the Louvre was more than two hours. We were thrilled to discover that…
Hands-on learning activities are interesting and creative ways of learning. Especially, craft projects are silent workhorses in developing those core skills that go much beyond the art table. Whether it’s a child threading a needle for the very first time or an adult meticulously piecing together a handmade quilt, it engages the mind, tests patience,…
It happens. Things change. My picture book announcement for A Place To Call Home, illustrated by Mary Atwood, and published by Sleeping Bear Press needs updating! It turns out that there are a lot of children’s books titled “A Place To Call Home,” so the new title is … Green Homes, Happy Planet: Sustainable…
I had no idea that Frederick Law Olmsted designed the first park in my town. If you saw the Newton Centre Playground, it looks pretty nondescript. It’s not dense with foliage and trees like New York City’s Central Park. But, back when it was designed, there were many features to this small space that were…
I got so behind that my box of my newest picture book, The Traveling Taco, was buried in my office. Luckily, I finally found it and made an unboxing video! The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthrone-Wong A mouthwatering exploration of the…
We Sing from the Heart has been selected as the 2024 winner of our Julia Ward Howe prize for children’s literature! This is the first award that I’ve won outright. I am thrilled and humbled! The Boston Authors Club Julia Ward Howe Book Awards are awarded annually by the Boston Authors Club to authors living…